...according to this article on the Interfax News Agency site. Don't know anything about the reliability of it but interesting nevertheless.

The Interfax site seems to cut off the article - you have to subscribe to get the full meal deal. There is more detail on the CBC web site.

"The Interfax source, described as a high-ranking official at military headquarters in Moscow, said the invasion will begin once 150,000 U.S. troops are in place in bases around Iraq.

"He said it will be a combined land, air and sea operation and American military planners expect the war to last less than a month.

"The source then offers his own opinion on the invasion, saying its goal appears to be not only to topple Saddam Hussein but also to establish American control over Iraqi oil reserves."

Well there ya go!