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...senior official in Washington has said no breakthrough on Afghanistan is likely at the summit. But Gennady Gerasimov, chief spokesman of the Soviet Foreign Ministry, indicated the Kremlin wants out of its eight-year old military involvement...
After attacking Reagan's speech for dumping a "heavy cold downpour" on East-West relations, Soviet Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov praised the softened U.S. stance on inspections. "Taking into account that the U.S. has changed its position on verification," Gerasimov said, "we think that all these problems can be solved by our diplomats in Geneva." He also acknowledged that "the situation has changed for the better after this statement by Chancellor Kohl...
...perceptible chance that Moscow might try something similar this time around. Even though the Soviets have announced unconditional plans to send a full team of athletes to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, they have not yet given such a commitment for Seoul. Soviet Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov last week referred to a Jan. 17 deadline by which countries must accept the Olympic invitation. "When we approach that deadline," said Gerasimov, "our sportsmen will give their answer." If the Soviets should decide to stay home, other Communist countries might decide to do the same. Despite Moscow's suspenseful attitude...
...West Berlin of $8 T shirts with a drawing of the flyer's Cessna in its now famous background and the inscription INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RED SQUARE. OPENING MAY 28, 1987. Indeed, so persistent was the hoopla surrounding the strange case of Mathias Rust that Soviet Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov jokingly suggested that the "Cessna company organized all of this mess for advertising purposes." Not likely. As they say on Madison Avenue, no one can buy that kind of publicity...
Although grumbling about the quarter-century delay, the Soviets, who annexed Estonia during the war, nevertheless complimented the U.S. for finally deporting the immigrant. Moscow officials left little doubt about his future. Soviet Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov said Linnas could appeal for a pardon, but that any delay in the execution of the final sentence "will be shorter than that which is usual for American justice." The Soviet Foreign Ministry later announced that a court would review Linnas' death sentence, as well as evidence against him discovered in the years since his conviction...