U.S. President Barack Obama, right, meets with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev at Winfield House in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Associated PressFrom Reuters:
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will not agree to tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program in exchange for a new nuclear arms cuts deal with Washington, Interfax news agency quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Tuesday.
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama's nuclear adviser suggested that progress on a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms pact could help persuade Moscow to be more cooperative on Iran.
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My Comment: I cannot say that I am surprised. The Russians have not only been saying for the past year that they have very little influence with Iran, but they have also been very blunt that they do not see how U.S. - Russian relations can be linked with Iran.
President Obama's trip to Moscow was to change this perception .... clearly it has not worked out.