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The American Secretary of States Hillary Clinton is in Moscow |
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to try to persuade Russia to support American policy on Iran. |
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The US wants Russia to agree to the option of imposing additional sanctions |
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on Iran if it does not suspend its uranium enrichment program |
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by the end of the year. |
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Richard Galpin reports from Moscow. |
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As a permanent member of United Nations Security Council, |
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Russia has the power to veto resolutions. |
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And Moscow has always said |
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it does not believe sanctions are an effective way |
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of promoting change. |
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But recently, President Medvedev |
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has indicated his government made ultimately accept |
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that sanctions are inevitable. |
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There are other big issues to be discussed |
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while Mrs. Clinton is in Russia, |
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including the plan for Moscow and Washington |
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to sign a new treaty in early December |
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for a further cut in their large arsenals |
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of nuclear weapons. |