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France, Germany, Russia Decry U.S. Attack Plans

By PBS News Hour

Representatives from France, Germany and Russia denounced U.S. plans to attack Iraq and unseat Saddam Hussein during a United Nations Security Council session Wednesday.

Joint Statement on Iraq

By PBS News Hour

The following is the text of the joint statement made by the foreign ministers of France, Russia and Germany on Wednesday saying they will "not let a proposed resolution pass that would authorize the use of force" in Iraq.

Russia Threatens Veto of Second U.N. Resolution on Iraq

Diplomats at the United Nations and abroad continued to debate the merits of a second U.S. and British-backed resolution.

Pres. Bush and Russia's Putin Discuss Iraq As Security Council Meets

By Admin

President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to intensify their efforts to work with the United Nations Security Council toward a solution to the Iraq crisis.

Russian Duma Approves Anti-Terror Measures

The upper house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday passed new media restrictions allowing authorities to exert more control over the reporting of terrorist attacks and major crises like last month's Moscow theater hostage standoff.

Russian Health Officials Identify Gas As an Opiate

Russian health officials said the gas used to end last week's hostage standoff at a Moscow theater was a substance derived from Fentanyl, a powerful opium-based narcotic used as a painkiller.

Russian Forces Storm Theater, End Chechen Siege

Using gas and backed by armored personnel carriers, Russian forces stormed a Moscow theater early Saturday morning, killing most of the Chechen guerrillas who had taken some 800 people hostage Wednesday.

U.S.-Russia Sign Landmark Nuclear Arms Agreement

President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a landmark arms agreement Friday, which reduces the number of deployed nuclear warheads to at most 2,200 for each country.

NATO, Russia Form Anti-Terror Pact

Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took a historic step Tuesday, forming an alliance against terrorism with Russia, the nation NATO was formed half a century ago to oppose.

U.S. and Russia Agree to Slash Nuclear Arsenals

President Bush announced Monday that the United States and Russia have reached a landmark agreement to reduce their nuclear arsenals to less than 2,200 warheads each.