Russia: We Had Doubts About UN Draft, Tried to Delay Vote

"A Russian diplomat claimed Tuesday that his country had misgivings about the timing and content of last week's United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.

While Moscow supported the resolution, Russia's Deputy Ambassador to Israel Alexander Dubrovin told Army Radio on Tuesday morning that his country tried to delay the vote but was opposed by the rest of the Security Council members.

'Russia had reservations, primarily about the timing of the resolution,' he said, 'but the other countries did not agree with Russia's position to continue the discussion.'

He said that Russia was also unhappy that the resolution focused on one aspect of the complex ongoing situation between Israelis and Palestinians, that of settlements..."