Russia backs Iran - Huh?

“While Iran is co-operating with the IAEA, while it is not enriching uranium and observing a moratorium, while IAEA inspectors are working in the country, it would be counterproductive to report this question to the UN Security Council,” Mr Lavrov said in a speech in San Francisco. Russia, together with China, which also opposes taking the issue to New York, has a Security Council veto.
financial times

OK, I’m stumped. Why would Russia oppose the UN taking Iran’s nuclear program seriously? Where’s the benefit? A nuclear Iran is as much, if not more, of a threat to Russia than it is to, say England.

So is this just Russia trying to box above its weight by using the threat of its vestigial security Council veto?

Written by jay on September 22nd, 2005 with no comments.
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