RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IVANOV SPEAKS IN MOSCOW, 2003-02-20 (photo)

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov speaks during a meeting in Moscow, February 20, 2003. Russia, in a clear attack on U.S. policy, said on Thursday that U.N. arms inspectors in Iraq were being subjected to pressure to force them to leave or produce reports to be used as a pretext for military action. rce against Iraq shortly after. "We urge the international inspectors to continue to fulfill their professional activity objectively. The international community should offer them all vital political assistance and not put pressure on them," Ivanov said.