UKRAINE CAUTIONS AGAINST SPHERES-OF-INFLUENCE DEAL.

In an interview broadcast yesterday, Ukrainian foreign minister Hennady Udovenko urged that the agreement under negotiation between NATO and Russia not lead to the creation of spheres of influence as a price for NATO’s enlargement. Udovenko reaffirmed that Kiev has no objection to enlargement and seeks an agreement on special relations with NATO — even one short of formal security guarantees. He deplored the "sharp turn for the worse in Russia’s relations with Ukraine." (Radio Ukraine, March 6)

Baku Rules Out Talks with Karabakh.