PROBLEMS WITH THE ARMS EXPORT PROBE.

Prosecutors have backed off from theirprobe of mismanagement and tax evasion at the Russian arms export agencyRozvooruzheniye, Segodnya charged May 18, out of a fear that theirinvestigations could lead to officials beyond their reach. The paper alsoreported that the military have ordered all officers working in that agencyto return to their units lest the problems there further undermine themilitary’s standing.

CIS Summit Agenda Calls For 20 New Accords.