
Originally Posted by
Scorpio "Ferrero-Waldner insisted she would press Russia on human rights, saying that even in the aftermath of the school siege in the southern town of Beslan in which more than 300 people died, there was no excuse for reverses in basic rights. "
So, she would
press Russia?
I like such rhetorics.

It makes sense IMO.
If you go look in "my" not so bad dictionnary (thx bad manner)
among other possibilites press may mean : to try hard to persuade
It is not like she is going to press your huge and proud country like one would do with a lemon for some juice...