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Russia’s patience on Iran: Strained but not snapped ANALYSIS 02/22/2010

Monday, February 22, 2010


Russia’s patience on Iran: Strained but not snapped


ANALYSIS

02/22/2010

 MOSCOW — In half a decade of nuclear crisis, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has counted on the Russia of strongman Vladimir Putin to balance the hard line of the West with a more moderate stance.

But in the last weeks, senior Russian figures have signalled mounting frustration with Iran, saying that new sanctions could be realistic and even casting doubt on Tehran’s insistence that its nuclear drive is peaceful.

With the United States courting Moscow on the subject, speculation has grown that the previously unthinkable might happen — Russia joining the West in agreeing sanctions that would threaten the Iranian economy.... MORE


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