Iran sanctions must exclude force: Russia
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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.
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Russia is unexpectedly opposing key parts of a U.S.-backed Security Council draft resolution on Iran's nuclear program, threatening international unity on how to handle Tehran's defiance, U.N. diplomats said Saturday.
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Russia said no ultimatum should be issued to Iran over its nuclear program as ministers from six world powers began a meeting in London on Friday to discuss U.S. and British proposals for possible sanctions against Tehran.
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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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President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia on Wednesday not to provoke or blackmail Russia as Moscow ignored international appeals to drop economic sanctions against its southern neighbor.
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Iran said on Friday that a nuclear   standoff with the West could only be settled through   negotiation while Russia called imposing punitive sanctions on   Tehran for not ending sensitive atomic work a dead end.
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China, backed by Russia, balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iran during talks among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalize Tehran for its nuclear program.
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In a fresh bid to win Russian and Chinese support, key European nations circulated a revised U.N. resolution Friday narrowing sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and urging negotiations to resolve the standoff over its nuclear ambitions.
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Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned strongly Thursday against imposing new international sanctions on Iran, in words that appeared to be a response to newly announced U.S. measures to punish Tehran.
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Russia has no plans to sell its advanced  S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, a Russian  government agency said on Friday.
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NEW YORK - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia clashed over sanctions against Iran's nuclear program at a meeting of world powers yesterday, participants said.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled that Russia was opposed to any new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, saying such a move would undermine the work of the U.N. atomic watchdog, Russian news agencies reported Thursday
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Russia failed to resolve differences with the United States and key European countries Monday over a U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Russia ruled out issuing any ultimatum to Iran as ministers from six world powers gathered in London on Friday to discuss U.S. and British proposals for possible sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program.
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Russia has urged Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme in order to avoid possible sanctions from the UN Security Council.
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Russia is ready to back  sanctions against Iran aimed at preventing it from building  military nuclear potential, Interfax news agency quoted Foreign  Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday.