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...Russia that Clinton faced his trickiest challenge. A communist victory in the June presidential election could be a disaster for Russia, the world and Clinton. It would inevitably touch off Republican charges of "losing Russia." Yet what could Clinton do to help President Boris Yeltsin, who is still in a tight race with communist Gennadi Zyuganov? Not much. Clinton had to avoid any overt meddling in the election. He nonetheless missed no opportunity to demonstrate that Russia under Yeltsin is still a member of the Big Powers Club, contrary to communist accusations that Yeltsin has reduced the country from superpower...
...bilateral meeting with Yeltsin on Sunday, and a round-table discussion the same day with a group of regional and opposition leaders, including Zyuganov, Clinton planned to take a businesslike tone. He was set to emphasize what the U.S. meant in supporting Russian reform: market economics, fiscal and monetary responsibility, free elections, the rule of law, respect for neighbors' sovereignty. No mention of the candidates, but it would be difficult for Russians to see that list as anything but a nonendorsement endorsement of Yeltsin. That could backfire and reinforce some Russian voters' image of Yeltsin as a toady...
BEIJING: Russian President Boris Yeltsin wraps up a three-day summit in China by signing an historic agreement to reduce tensions along the border between the two countries. Yeltsin and China's President Jiang Zemin, along with the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, have promised that their troops along the 2,600-mile border will not attack or target military exercises at each other. "This is an historic agreement for both sides," Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz says. "China is trying to build a predictable and peaceful relationship along all of its borders. Beijing wants to assure a peaceful...
MOSCOW: The death of Chechen leader Jokhar Dudayev leaves Russia's war in Chechnya at a turning point. With Russia's June elections fast approaching, Boris Yeltsin's political future could hinge on negotiating some sort of resolution in the year-old conflict. Finding someone to negotiate with could prove difficult. Although Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev has claimed the mantle of Dudayev's successor, Moscow correspondent Sally Donnelly says Yandarbiyev's term as Chechen leader could be short-lived. "The conventional wisdom is that there will be a power struggle between various rebel factions," Donnelly says. "Some leaders want to continue...
BEIJING: With China and the U.S. at odds over a variety of issues, including Taiwan, human rights and trade, China's Premier Li Peng has been courting potential allies. This week's candidate: Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in China Wednesday. "For Beijing, this is a way to play the Russia card in light of China's problems with the U.S.," Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz says. "As Li Peng played the French card by giving lucrative airplane deals a couple of weeks ago, China is dangling trade and other possible relations with Russia as a way of telling Washington that...