MOSCOW DISMISSES FOREIGN CRITICISM OF CHECHNYA ACTIONS…

Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 156

August 23, 1996 07:00 AM Age: 28 years

Russia’s Foreign Ministry yesterday bluntly rejected foreign criticism of Russian policy in the Caucasus and suggested that the Chechen rebels were responsible for the latest upsurge in violence. A Foreign Ministry spokesman also pointed to Aleksandr Lebed’s peace-making efforts and said it was hoped that they would lead to a political solution to the crisis. (Interfax, August 22)

…And Pledges Political Solution to Conflict?

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