1.   And the Russian defense minister, Igor Sergeyev, said on Monday that a commission of experienced navy officials had endorsed this view.

2.   And then a self-important Pavel Grachev, former Russian defense minister, could enter the international arena.

3.   A protective action could be provoked in Russian defense, arms-control and foreign policies.

4.   After one icon was returned slightly damaged, the museum had a bulletproof glass capsule built to order by a Russian defense factory to protect the icons during travel.

5.   But the Russian defense establishment continues to express doubt that any U.S. anti-missile shield would remain a limited system.

6.   Collins refused to comment, but the Russian security service, known here as the FSB, alleged the American had tried to purchase Russian defense industry secrets.

7.   He will meet with Russian defense officials at a stopover in Moscow to discuss nuclear arm cuts.

8.   In an article in its Thursday issue, the newspaper Izvestia quoted an unnamed Russian defense official who called the dismissal political.

9.   Informed of this while negotiating with Talbott and his aides, the Russian defense minister broke off and furiously marched his subordinates into another room.

10.   Russian defense ministry officials denied the charge and Lebed did not pursue it.