By Alan Philps in Moscow THE Russian government yesterday disavowed the Chechnya peace plan worked out by President Yeltsin's national security adviser, Gen Alexander Lebed, and accused the rebels of...
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Lebed under pressure as his troops quit Grozny
By Nanette van der Laan in Moscow COLUMNS of Russian troops rumbled out of the Chechen capital of Grozny yesterday, most of them relieved to be going home after a humiliating defeat at the hands of...
Chechnya ceasefire signed by both sides
By Nanette van der Laan in Moscow RUSSIAN and Chechen commanders announced yesterday that they had resolved their remaining differences and signed a ceasefire. However, analysts say that many...
Russia begins retreat from its humiliation in Grozny
By Alan Philps in Grozny WAR reached a humiliating conclusion for the Kremlin yesterday when the first Russian army column withdrew from the Chechen capital, Grozny, under terms which, if...
Civilian bloodbath fear as assault on Grozny begins
By Nanette van der Laan in Moscow THOUSANDS of civilians fled the Chechen capital yesterday after the Russian commander in the area said "large-scale military operations" against separatist rebels in...
Lebed attack on Russia's handling of Chechen war
By Marcus Warren in Moscow RUSSIA'S security chief, Gen Alexander Lebed, took charge of policy towards Chechnya yesterday, meeting the Chechen chief of staff near Grozny before launching an outspoken...
Yeltsin demands heads roll for Grozny debacle
By Marcus Warren in Moscow PRESIDENT Yeltsin called yesterday for the officials responsible for Moscow's latest debacle in Chechnya to be brought to book, as Russian troops fought for the sixth day...
Ministers flee Grozny as rebels seize centre
By Marcus Warren in Moscow CHECHEN rebel forces closed in on the headquarters of the republic's pro-Moscow government last night, seizing control of the centre of Grozny. The attack dealt a...
African states to blockade Burundi
By Louise Tunbridge in Bujumbura BURUNDI'S neighbours have threatened to impose economic sanctions against the central African nation after last Thursday's military coup in which Pierre Buyoya, a...