Moscow: "We Can't Accept Ultimatums"  The intense diplomatic
battle that has been raging at the U.N. is coming to a close. A
vote may be imminent on a proposed British resolution declaring
that Saddam Hussein has missed his final chance to comply with
U.N. demands to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction
unless he meets several final "benchmarks." They include
announcing in Arabic on television that Iraq possesses such
weapons and allowing dozens of scientists to be interviewed
outside of Iraq.  France and Russia have declared that they will
veto any resolution that appears to authorize the immediate use
of force against Iraq. BusinessWeek Senior Writer Rose Brady
spoke with Russia's U.N. ambassador, Sergei Lavrov, about his
country's position and its possible impact on the future of
U.S.-Russian relations. Edited excerpts of their conversation
follow:  Q: Do you think the U.S. has mishandled the diplomacy
in the U.N. on Iraq?  A: Each country has its own diplomacy, and
each country has its own convictio