11.   Russian shipments have been halted since December amid bureaucratic disputes over the issuing of export licenses.

12.   Russia failed to ship any precious metals in the first seven months of this year as a bureaucratic dispute held up export licenses.

13.   Russian exports of platinum and palladium, used in cars, jewelry and electronics, were halted from December to July by bureaucratic disputes.

14.   Russian exports of the metal this year were halted until late July because of bureaucratic disputes over control of export licenses.

15.   Shipments from Russia were suspended in December because of bureaucratic disputes in Moscow and only began last month.

16.   The delivery ended a long delay caused by bureaucratic disputes in Russia over control of export licenses.

17.   The delivery ended a seven-month halt of Russian exports caused by bureaucratic disputes over control of export licenses.

18.   Yet shipments of palladium from Russia were suspended for the first seven months of the year because of bureaucratic disputes over the issuing of export licenses.

19.   Yet shipments of palladium from Russia were suspended for the first six months of the year because of a bureaucratic dispute.

20.   But mired in a bureaucratic dispute, the cash has yet to find its way into county coffers.