From the cited article:

According to one of the Washington Post articles, during a private talk Medvedev expressed a set of objections concerning the possible sanctions, including the actions which might cause economic problems in Iran, result in financial crisis, or lead to a change of ruling regime.

Are not these the 'problems' that sanctions are designed to cause so as to force the sanctioned to conform to the wishes of the those imposing the sanctions?

...I have naturally said that I, as the president of the Russian Federation, will proceed from two necessities – the necessity to persuade Iran to follow the rules, and national interests of our country.

It would appear that President Medvedev stated his 'necessities' in reverse order of their actual importance.

With Russia, and now China, involved I don't foresee any meaningful sanctions coming from the Security Council, but then what else is new when it comes to the UN.

It will be left to the most threatened nation on the earth, Israel, to sort out the problem.
No thanks to Obama who thinks doing nothing brings peace.
Then WW3 could well begin.
North Korea will attack South Korea - The Chinese will become involved and invade Taiwan.
Iran will attack Saudi Arabia and all the unfriendly shipping in the Persian gulf.
Jewish interests around the world will be attacked.
Venezuela will attack the USA, with weapons supplied from Iran.

Then, maybe later, peace may come.

Originally Posted by Barry

It will be left to the most threatened nation on the earth, Israel, to sort out the problem.
No thanks to Obama who thinks doing nothing brings peace.
Then WW3 could well begin.
North Korea will attack South Korea - The Chinese will become involved and invade Taiwan.
Iran will attack Saudi Arabia and all the unfriendly shipping in the Persian gulf.
Jewish interests around the world will be attacked.
Venezuela will attack the USA, with weapons supplied from Iran.

Then, maybe later, peace may come.

Sounds like the plot of a Tom Clancy novel that got a bit out of hand or a variation on The Book of Revelation.

Originally Posted by Don

Sounds like the plot of a Tom Clancy novel that got a bit out of hand or a variation on The Book of Revelation.

True, it couldn't possibly happen.

Originally Posted by Barry

True, it couldn't possibly happen.

Not so sure. We can never know all the variables, perhaps one to many brain cells in the Dear Leader's head will die and set off a chain of events that cannot be controlled.