United Nations

Russia bans sales of S-300 missiles to Iran

By the Office of the President of Russia

From the Office of the President of Russia:  Dmitry Medvedev signed the Executive Order on Measures to Implement UN Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran, adopted on June 9, 2010. The executive order prohibits, in particular, transit via Russian territory (including air transport), export from Russian territory to Iran, and also transfer to Iran beyond […]

Tracking Iran’s nuclear money trail to Turkey

By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

Russia, Canada in rivalry over Arctic resources

By Nataliya Vasilyeva, the AP

From Nataliya Vasilyeva, the AP:  The foreign ministers of Russia and Canada both said Thursday they expect the United Nations to rule in favor of their nations’ respective rival claims to Arctic resources. Russia, the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway have all been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed […]

NATO invites Russia to join talks in Lisbon in November

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  NATO invited Russia on Wednesday to attend talks with leaders of alliance countries during a summit in Lisbon in November, hoping to boost cooperation on security issues, including Afghanistan and Iran. NATO diplomats said they were waiting for a response from Moscow to the invitation, which would involve talks on the […]

Serbia bows to EU, softens stance on Kosovo

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Serbia made a major concession to the European Union on Wednesday by agreeing to soften a draft U.N. resolution on the future of Kosovo and seek dialogue with the breakaway country. "We have found a formula to open a dialogue on future solutions," President Boris Tadic said in a statement. … Belgrade said […]

Lavrov declares Afghan drug trade most important question in NATO-Russian relations

By Sergey Lavrov,  Russian Foreign Ministry

From Sergey Lavrov,  Russian Foreign Ministry:  We expect greater intelligibility from our partners in NATO. The dual existence of the alliance – between the past and the future – has become protracted too long.

West gives Serbia tough message on Kosovo

By Adam Tanner and Ivana Sekularac, Reuters

White House denies Turkey arms ultimatum

By Laura Rozen, Politico

From Laura Rozen, Politico:  The White House denied a report Monday that the U.S. has threatened Turkey with potentially withholding future arms sales because of its tougher stance towards Israel and vote against U.N. Iran sanctions. Obama “emphatically denied” a Financial Times story saying the president had told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that […]

Turkey to follow UN sanctions on Iran, not tougher EU or US bans

By Hürriyet

Europe seeks to end divisions on Kosovo

By AFP

From AFP:  The European Union hopes to finally speak with one voice on Kosovo after a UN court backed Pristina’s independence claim, piling pressure on the five EU states that still refuse to recognise it. Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia and Romania are the only countries in the 27-nation bloc to have refused to recognise Kosovo’s […]