CHECHEN COURT CASE CONTINUES.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 55

As the Constitutional Courtcompleted its final days of hearings on the legality of BorisYeltsin’s order to dispatch troops to Chechnya, supporters ofYeltsin’s position predicted that the court would rule in thepresident’s favor, while opponents warned that such a "purelypolitical decision" would promote authoritarianism in Russia,Russian radio reported July 18.

Russian General: Moscow to Get Compensation for START-II Ratification.