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To: Spytrdr who wrote (2376)	10/12/2002 2:01:28 PM
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<<"Baghdad has made concessions and agreed to receive a U.N. commission without any conditions," Mr. Putin said, rebuffing the Bush administration's arguments. "Bearing this in mind, we believe that there are no formal and legal reasons for adopting any new U.N. resolution." The hardening of Russia's position came a day after the House and Senate voted to give President Bush the authority to use force against Iraq. That vote was sharply criticized in Russia today as a provocation and a threat to the world's political and economic stability, underscoring the domestic pressure that Mr. Putin faces over the issue. Viktor A. Ozerov, chairman of the upper house of Parliament's defense committee, said the vote "can be regarded as a challenge to the world community that proves that the United States of America does not pay any attention to the norms of international law." The speaker of the lower house of Parliament, Gennady N. Seleznyov, said that if the United States initiated strikes against Iraq without authorization from the United Nations, then it would "automatically become an outcast country.">> nytimes.com

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