The fact that Russia is now part of the WTO, means really nothing more than the fact that capital can move in and out with ease and also the fact that Russia is now playing the identical game that is going on in the western countries. In Russia, the controlling agents are the oligarchs, and in the west they are called CEO's. Free trade is great for the vampire squid bankers. Bankers are the agencies that determine austerity and poverty for nations.