KUCHMA MOSCOW VISIT AVOIDS KEY QUESTIONS.

Ukrainian presidentLeonid Kuchma said he would not discuss the future of the BlackSea fleet during his visit to Moscow July 25-26, and Russian officialssaid they would not discuss the date for a Yeltsin visit to Kyiv,Russian media reported. As a result, the sessions are likely tofocus on narrower economic questions.

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