threatens the entire world community. We denounced those actions as treachery and an arrogant flouting of international law and the Charter of the United Nations - in shat, of 8Vetything our Organisation x010 relies on fn fts efforts to turn ckiliaatim to the path of peaceful developsent. Our unanbiguous support for tie resolutions of the Security t%uncil reflects me soviet Union’s intention b aat e%alUsiVely Within the framework Of collective effort53 t0 Settle this cdSiS. ROm the very outset, we firmly and clearly advocated the use of political methods ti quench thy flames, ensure the imediate and unmditional withdrawal of Iraqi tSoOp13 frox Kuwait, restore the situation that existed before 2 August 1990 and steer the situation speedily b the path of peaceful dialogue end a search fOr *aaeful ~t0aahee. Thare are the objectives mtivating the Soviet Union’e vigmsun efforts in the United Nations to establish ~mtaote with leaders of the Arab world aad all Other interested partieo. Tbhoee m&acts have included an exchange of letters betwmn the Presidents of the USSR and Iraq. On 24 August - the eve of this Qmncil meeting - Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev wrote to the Iraqi President, emphasising ona mae the need for the Iraqi Qarernment to begin immediately to amply with the reguirmmnb of the Security ~~uncil*n teSolutione. President Gorbachev as0 pointed out that if those requirements were not met, tbe Security Council Vould inevitably be impelled to adopt appropriate additional Bbaauree* as/11 s/w. 2938 42 (Mr. Lozinsky, USSR) The Swiet Union has done and will continua to do everything possible for the implementation of the Secur hty Council*s resolutions, including resoJ.ution 661 (1990). In the communication of 23 August 1990 to the Secretary-General concerning our country’s action to implement the provisions of that resolution, the USSR reaffirmed its intention to comply strictly with the Sanctions until the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or communiqué from the Soviet Union, condemning the actions of Iraq and urging a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the content focuses on international law, the United Nations, and the Security Council. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather emphasizes the need for political solutions and international cooperation.

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International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief