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Yeltsin's war of nerves tries his peace emissary
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As commanders from both sides of the Chechen war yesterday
extended a fragile six-day peace by signing a new truce, one
baffling question dominated all others. What is Boris Yeltsin
playing at? Why is he snubbing his own envoy to the war zone,
Alexander Lebed?
Three days ago the retired general interrupted his peace
negotiations in Chechnya and rushed to Moscow, saying he wanted a
meeting with the President to discuss the separatists' proposals
for settling the war, which has cost 35,0...
