1. Interfax quoted the Russian military officials as saying all the details had been worked out in Helsinki. 2. Interfax quoted officials as saying that Russia might file a protest over the spying incident, placing another stone in an already rocky path toward improved relations. 3. Interfax quotes an official of the FSB as saying it has uncovered a US spy ring. 4. Interfax quoted a Chechen defense spokesman as blaming an aerial assault, but Chechen fighters said there had been no bombing Friday. 5. Interfax quoted a Chechen Foreign Ministry official as reporting new fires at the refinery as a result of artillery and bomb attacks. 6. Interfax quoted a presidential assistant as saying Russian President Boris Yeltsin and British Prime Minister John Major agreed on the arrangement in their meeting. 7. Interfax quoted an advisor to Ingush President Ruslan Aushev who maintains close contacts with the Chechen side. 8. Interfax quoted Lobov as saying Tuesday that he doubted Dudayev would be able to disrupt the elections. 9. Interfax had quoted an unnamed rebel commander Friday as saying the Chechens were not satisfied with the composition of the Russian negotiating team. 10. Interfax quoted Maskhadov as saying he ordered his fighters to stop firing as of noon. |