Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.
MOSCOW--After a heated debate last week, the Russian cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol and sent it to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.