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Wed 12 Dec 2006Russia, China to back Iran sanctions draftRUSSIA:Russia and China have voiced tentative support for a draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear programme, saying that with a few tweaks it could be adopted by Christmas."It should not take too long," Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin said on Monday evening. "Now our problems with the draft are small ones, not big ones."