MOSCOW WEEKLY DEBUNKS CLAIMS THAT BALTIC WOMEN FOUGHTFOR CHECHENS.

Sobesednik on May 25 said that earlier Russian claims thatBaltic “amazons” were fighting for the Chechens were not true. Instead, theweekly claimed, there was some evidence that women soldiers from the Balticstates were fighting on the Russian side.

Finance Minister Blames IMF For Russia’s Budget Problems.