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INAUGURATED. BORIS YELTSIN, 65, for a second term; in Moscow. Aides said Yeltsin, whose speech seemed slurred as he took the oath of office, will now take an extended vacation...
...wants control of all army units in the Chechnya, and the authority to appoint federal officials up to the level of deputy minister. But is Lebed's aim only to end the war in Chechnya or to also consolidate his power base within the Kremlin? Lebed, who came into Yeltsin's circle only a few months ago after finishing third in the first round of 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...
MOSCOW: Just days before Boris Yeltsin's triumphant re- inauguration, his economics minister broke some unpleasant but not unexpected news: It may take longer than expected to deliver on all of those generous pledges promised during the campaign. Yevgeny Yasin, in an interview with the Russian Interfax news service, assured Russians that the government would deliver eventually. "A lot of economists and analysts are saying the only way Yeltsin's going to make good on his promises is to print more money," says TIME's Andrew Keith. That would cover the debt, but reintroduce the specter of inflation. Higher inflation...
MOSCOW: As Russian President Boris Yeltsin readies for his second term inauguration, the last thing he needs is a loud, violent embarrassment from the separatist rebels down in Chechnya Terence Nelan
MOSCOW: As Russian President Boris Yeltsin readies for his second term inauguration, the last thing he needs is a loud, violent embarrassment from the separatist rebels down in Chechnya Terence Nelan