Russia Rattled By U.S. - France - U.K. Push For A Strong U.N. Resolution On Syria's Chemical Weapons

William Hague, the British foreign secretary; Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister; and Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris on Monday. Charles Platiau/Reuters

Cracks Appear Between US And Russia Over Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal -- The Guardian

Russian foreign minister says calls for threat of force in UN resolution shows 'lack of understanding' of Geneva agreement.

The first divisions have appeared in the Geneva agreement on Syrian chemical disarmament as Russia dismissed calls for a swift UN resolution threatening punitive measures against Damascus.

The spat focused on the timing of a resolution under chapter 7 of the UN charter, which includes enforcement measures such as the possible use of military action to bolster a security council decision.

The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said calls for an immediate chapter 7 resolution showed a "lack of understanding" of Saturday's Geneva agreement with the US about the process of declaring, inspecting and dismantling Syria's chemical weapons.

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Update: Russia rattled as allies push for tough UN Syria resolution -- Global Post/AFP

My Comment: Two things are very clear to me from the above reports .... Russia has some doubts that Syria will comply on it's chemical stockpiles that will then trigger these UN measures .... and Russia certainly does not trust U.S.-French-British intentions.