Word: russianizing
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...hash out an agreement on how best to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her own personal touch to the diplomatic wrangling half a world away. Rice interrupted her travels Wednesday morning through Indonesia and Australia to place a call to her Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow. A State Department official says they discussed how best to take "firm, meaningful action" to rein in Iran, which insists it has the right to enrich uranium for what it says are peaceful purposes. But another knowledgeable U.S. official goes further, asserting that...
...Ambassador’s Son” is a first-person narrative about a bratty Russian ambassador’s son, whose penchant for booze and broads is surprisingly moving...
...namesake story “God Lives in St. Petersburg”—about a married Christian missionary questioning his sexuality in the Russian city—is a quiet, almost methodical piece. The protagonist, Timothy Silverstone, is likely the most “lost” of all of Bissell’s characters...
...ambitions of that country's ruling mullahs. After all, three years ago the Bush Administration went to the Security Council to make a circumstantial case against Iraq's weapons program that turned out to be a prelude to Operation Iraqi Freedom. After talks on Iran in Washington last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, "It looks so d?j? vu, you know...
...countries that have backed Washington's diplomatic efforts on Iran's nuclear program oppose both regime change and economic sanctions. China wants a brief statement of concern from the Security Council before sending the matter back to the IAEA and giving more time for Russia to negotiate a compromise; Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Monday that despite the agreement in Vienna to refer the issue to the Security Council, there is no consensus among the key Council members on how to take the matter forward. Meanwhile the U.S. wants the matter to stay at the Council and Tehran...