TODAY: Opposition threatens post-election rally; Iran seeks Russian co-operation on nuclear and other deals; U.S. Senators urge blocking of Magnitsky officials; Phobos-Grunt could crash; final WTO terms agreed; Putin’s mafia men; United Russia shooting itself in the foot?

A Just Russia is promising to hold a rally if opposition election monitors uncover a discrepancy between the official vote and observer numbers after next month’s vote.  Iran is attempting to maximise Russia’s light stance on its nuclear programme, asking it to work on a number of ‘support-for-money’ deals which ‘could help Tehran dodge UN sanctions threatened by Western powers’.  The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft could come ‘crashing back to earth’ if problems are not solved within two weeks.  The final terms for Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation have been agreed, 18 years after negotiations began, paving the way for a €4 billion injection into the European economy.  The Kyiv Post wonders whether Russia will blaze a trail for Kazakhstan and Belarus.