Bush will visit Latvia, the Netherlands, Russia and Georgia in May to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two and back democratic changes in former Soviet republics. He also said he would back Ukraine's push to join the World Trade Organization and urge the U.S. Congress to lift restrictions on trade with the country. Yushchenko told Bush that Ukraine hoped to join the WTO by the end of 2005. The White House did not blame Yushchenko for the smuggling of cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads from Ukraine to Iran, which Washington believes wants a nuclear weapon. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the subject did not come up in Bush's meeting with Yushchenko. "This occurred before he (Yushchenko) was in the presidency. And they are acting in a responsible manner to address those issues," McClellan said. The United States and Russia have jockeyed for influence in the region since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, with Moscow seeking to maintain influence among neighbors like Ukraine and Georgia. --More 2324 Local Time 2024 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/252143