VOL. XLI

No. 06

9-February-1998

IRAQ

Russia's State Duma Passes Resolution To Defy UN Iraq Sanctions

The Russian State Duma passed a non-binding resolution on 3 February that declaresRussia will not consider itself bound to UN resolutions barring trade and assistance forIraq if the US attacks Iraq without the approval of the UN Security Council. Theresolution called on Russian President Boris Yeltsin "to reassess the need forRussia's continued adherence to the sanctions regime in the event of...