The14th Army's new commander, Maj. Gen. Valeri Yevnevich, toldKishinevskie novosti June 24 that he plans to bringreinforcements from Russia to guard the army's ammunitiondumps. And Soldat otechestva reported June 17 that more than1,000 new servicemen had already arrived. Yevnevich wassupposedly appointed to reduce the size... MORE

Boris Yeltsin on June 22 forwarded to the Duma forratification the October 1994 package of Russian-Moldovanintergovernmental agreements on the 14th Army's legal statusand withdrawal, Russian radio reported. The move sets thestage for Yeltsin's meeting with Moldovan president MirceaSnegur which is scheduled for this week, but... MORE

Georgian prime ministerOtari Patstsiya has begun discussions with Russia's BlackSea Fleet commander, Adm. Eduard Baltin, on closer militarycooperation between the two countries, including thestationing of Russian ships and land forces in Georgia'sport of Poti, Segodnya reported June 21. Baltin said thatMoscow wanted to increase its... MORE

Opposition leaders chargedthat last week's violence--including the bombing of anopposition party headquarters and attacks on demonstratorsin Yerevan--represented an attempted "coup" by PresidentLevon Ter-Petrosian, Noyan Tapan news agency reported June23. Moscow media also increased their attention to thecrisis with articles and reports backing both sides in... MORE

Armenian and Azerbaijani officials have made major progressat the OSCE-sponsored talks in Helsinki, on all issuesexcept the political status of Karabakh, the Turan newsagency reported June 21. Moscow Prepared to Sign Partial Black Sea Accord.

Russianofficials are prepared to sign an accord with Iran andTurkmenistan on the protection of animal life in the BlackSea even if Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan refuse to do so,Kommersant-Daily reported June 23. This announcement isabout more than caviar: it is another move in the game toforce... MORE

Stung by thekilling of four more Russian officers in Tajikistan lastweek, the command of Russia's peacekeeping forces therecriticized Dushanbe for failing to provide security or toinvestigate the killings, and it said that Russian forceswould now take steps to guarantee their own safety,Ostankino television reported June... MORE

When American astronauts arrive at theRussian space station, they are likely to confront apolitical problem analogous to that faced by PresidentClinton during the V-E Day commemorations in Moscow. Whilethe president had to watch as veterans of the Chechencampaign marched in front of him--despite Moscow's promisesthat... MORE

On June 23, the Russian parliament rejected a Communist-backed proposal to impeach Russian president Boris Yeltsin, Itar-Tass reported. Although the Communists had collected 150 signatures to put the measure on the agenda, only 172 deputies voted for the measure; 58 voted against, with most deputies... MORE

In a speech to his government June 22, Boris Yeltsin laid out his plans for the 1996 budget: more money going to the population, reduced taxes, more power for the regions, a fight against waste and abuse in the state bureaucracy, and a cut in... MORE