Russia to carefully analyze TPP deal - Kremlin spokesman

Deputy Head of the Russian presidential administration, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, a big annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin in the building of the World Trade Center. Source: Kommersant Photo

Russia will carefully assess the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement before taking a stance, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Sputnik News.

“This is fairly new information, new agreements,” Peskov was cited as telling reporters. “Therefore, of course, this will be carefully assessed in regard to compliance with the Russian Federation's national interests before some kind of stance is formed.”

The United States and 11 Pacific Rim countries reached an agreement on the TPP accord on October 5, after five years of talks. Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam are members of the TPP accord along with the US. 

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