Conforms with Interfax correction of its story to show that Putin signed the decree before leaving office, not Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will join economic sanctionsagainst Iran, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday,quoting a decree signed by Vladimir Putin before he left officeas president this week.
It was unclear from the report which sanctions the decreereferred to. A Kremlin spokesman refused immediate comment.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Christian Lowe)