Russia finds it unjustified to submit the draft resolution on Iraq proposed by Britain, the United States and Spain for voting at the UN Security Council. "We still hold a negative attitude to the draft resolution submitted by Britain and the United States with Spanish support," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov told Interfax on Tuesday. The draft resolution "absolutely groundlessly, and in contrast with the actual situation and progress in implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Iraq, demands the immediate curtailment of inspections and opens the door to a military operation," he said. "We believe it is becoming increasingly groundless and unjustified to put the Anglo-American draft resolution to a vote," Fedotov said.
Sounds to me like they are more against voting than the resolution itself.
Asked about the possibility of Russia vetoing the draft resolution, he said: "This is an inseparable right of every permanent member of the UN Security Council that is used only in the worst case. We hope this will not happen and that in the remaining days, solutions will be approached permitting continued inspections."
Yup, they don't want to have to go on record by voting. |