Russia may back UK's new UN resolution

With the UN Security Council bracing for a showdown over Iraq, a top Russian diplomat said today that Moscow continues to oppose any attempt to legitimise war but hinted that it might back a compromise proposal to preserve its warm ties with the United States.

Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mamedov said that Russia could consider an evolving British proposal for a new resolution “if it’s a sincere attempt to find a political solution in the extraordinarily difficult circumstances.”