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Article: Russia Shows Testy New Assertiveness at U.N.; Splits With U.S. Over Iraq, Bosnia Could Imperil Security Council's Post-Cold War Consensus
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- The Washington Post
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- December 29, 1994
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New tension between the United States and Russia has frayed the
often seamless consensus that has guided the U.N. Security Council
since the end of the Cold War.
Washington and Moscow are heading slowly toward a collision in
the council over lifting the oil embargo on Iraq. Earlier this
month, Russia vetoed a U.S.-supported resolution to curb illicit
fuel shipments to Serb fighters in Bosnia.
The change on the council reflects a widening divergence
between Washington and Moscow on a range of issues around the globe
that come up for discussion in the United Nations. If it persists,
it could make agreement more difficult on Security Council
resolutions often sought by Washington as ...