Dick Lugar: “The administration has been actively supporting Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.”

Jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

It seems to me to be really a safety net there.

The reasons for Russia's violation are unclear. But I believe the violation was likely due to a number of factors...