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...Russian elections, has already made enemies in the Yeltsin camp, most notably Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin who resents Lebed's continuing attempts at self promotion. Although Yeltsin hasn't yet given Lebed the go-ahead, he may do so in order to give him a certain amount of rope, possibly in the hope that the tough-talking ex-soldier will hang himself. "If Lebed makes peace in Chechnya, Yeltsin wins," says TIME's Andrew Keith. "If Lebed doesn't make peace in Chechnya, Yeltsin can hold him accountable and get rid of him." -->