U.S. pressures Russia before Iran sanctions talks
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The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
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Hitting Iran now with sanctions over its   nuclear work could drive it "away from the civilized world," a   Kremlin official said on Tuesday, in a hint of strong Russian   opposition to punitive steps backed by Washington.
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Six world powers will meet early next week in a bid to defuse the nuclear crisis with Iran, while the United States and its allies seek stiffer UN sanctions, US officials said Thursday.
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The United States expects the U.N. Security Council to impose new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions in the coming weeks, despite objections from Russia and China, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said on Thursday.
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Russia plays down reports a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme calls for new sanctions.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to confer with European diplomats ahead of a likely push for new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
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The U.S. knows it must avoid harsh rhetoric and ease any fears of military action in order to have any chance at getting Russia and China to agree to sanctions in the nuclear standoff
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Russia hopes Washington will take  seriously its objections to the U.S. missile shield plan,  Russia&#39;s foreign minister said on Thursday before President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s visit to the United States.
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Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush will seek Russian President Vladimir Putin's support for wider sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, during weekend talks in Maine where Bush hopes to rekindle a friendship with the Russian leader.
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The European Union and Russia joined the United States Monday in urging Iran to comply with a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Russia took a fresh swipe at the United States on Tuesday over its missile shield plans, raising tensions on the eve of a big power summit that could also expose divisions on climate change and aid for Africa.
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The U.S. and its closest Western allies may soon call a vote on U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran, even at the risk that Russia and China may abstain or veto the measures, officials said Sunday.
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Russia's foreign minister cast new doubt   on whether the U.N. Security Council can reach a quick   consensus on punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear   program when he called sanctions a "dead end" on Friday.
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Six world powers were to meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss a prolonged impasse on U.N. sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, with the United States pushing Russia and China to quickly agree action against Tehran.
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Russia says it opposes a US proffer to refer Iran&#39;s nuclear case to the UN Security Council. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks in Tehran at a
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Any economic sanctions adopted   against Iran over its nuclear program must rule out the use of   force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on   Wednesday.