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Whereas NATO had envisaged dividing Kosovo into sectors run by its major members, Russian General Leonid Ivashov warned that Moscow wouldn?t "beg the U.S. to provide it with our own sector of Kosovo," but would simply "declare our sector and agree on this question with the Yugoslav side" if talks with NATO failed to resolve the issue...
...said she was in favor of a "strong, NATO-led force" to reinstate Kosovar refugees in their homeland, and advocated a harsh punishment for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic...
Thankfully, the administration has moved closer to the launch of air-strikes against Serb positions. In 1995, similar strikes helped bring about the lull in hostilities that allowed the negotiation of the Dayton Peace Accords. We hope that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic yields to diplomatic pressure, but if military force is necessary...
...finally over? After exhaustive negotiations, Yugoslav generals Wednesday night signed a detailed agreement on withdrawing their forces from Kosovo. The pact is expected to bring an end to NATO?s bombing -? Germany says that?s already effectively happened; NATO?s spokesman insists it?ll happen as soon as the Serbs hit the road. But even with international peacekeepers poised to enter the province and make it safe for returning refugees, the struggle for Kosovo may be far from over. "Experience tells us to expect Milosevic to do his utmost to stall, perhaps not withdrawing all of his forces and seeking...
...deal is being implemented, Belgrade will refer to the letter of the resolution in order to challenge NATO?s interpretations," says TIME Central Europe reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "For example, they?re claiming the right to screen the returning refugees on the grounds that the agreement specifies continued Yugoslav control over Kosovo?s border crossings. So despite reaching agreement, NATO?s still going to have to show a lot of determination to realize its objectives in Kosovo." In other words, don't expect the peacekeepers home in time for the New Hampshire primary...