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Washington is alarmed at indications that leading Kosovar Albanian moderate Ibrahim Rugova may be moving toward some form of peace deal with Milosevic. Rugova reportedly met Russian diplomats Monday, after Serb TV last week showed him meeting with Milosevic, in footage that was supposedly taken last Wednesday...
Although it has disputed the authenticity of that footage, NATO is plainly worried. State Department spokesman James Rubin implicitly sought to distance the U.S. from Rugova last Thursday, pointing out that the moderate leader hadn't been the head of the Kosovar delegation at Rambouillet. "The inference was that Washington didn't consider Rugova the person to deliver a settlement," says TIME correspondent Douglas Waller...
...part of the province. Thus as NATO develops ideas about creating a protected enclave in Kosovo and the Serbs continue to depopulate predominantly ethnic Albanian areas, the two sides could find themselves moving toward some form of compromise. Thursday's talks between Milosevic and moderate ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova on the need for a political solution underscore the possibility of a Milosevic peace offensive. "Rugova may have decided that without NATO ground troops, there's nowhere else to go but seek a deal with Milosevic to save whatever he can of Kosovo from destruction," says Dowell...
...Pristina, Kosovo's capital, to brief ethnic Albanian leaders on the talks. Holbrooke was exhausted, and emotion percolated into his tired brain as he considered the consequences of a failed negotiation. "We may not see you again before the bombing starts," Holbrooke soberly told Albanian dissident leader Ibrahim Rugova. A quiet settled over the group. Hill said under his breath, "We may never see you again...
...families and 250 Serb military police are surrounded by K.L.A. checkpoints. But no one there is able to tear down the K.L.A. barricades. Ambassador Hill will return this week to try to get the checkpoints cleared, and U.S. Envoy to the Balkans Robert Gelbard will continue to work on Rugova. But Holbrooke leaves Kosovo empty-handed: "I have no magic solution to offer...