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Russia May Be Shifting Stance on Iran Sanctions


(Reuters) Oleg Shchedrov - Russia will join any consensus on more sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday after Tehran declared it would expand nuclear activity in defiance of a UN rebuke. By referring to "consensus," Russia could be leaving itself an escape hatch since China has been the most resistant to punitive steps against Iran among the six world powers. "We will be thinking about sanctions, but this is not an issue of the next few hours or weeks," the source said.
2009-12-02 08:57:58
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