1.   A former Russian premier met with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for nine hours last week in person, and continued to negotiate by phone.

2.   Does the newly appointed Russian premier Sergei Kiriyenko face the fate of a kamikaze?

3.   Peter Sellers as president, calling the Russian premier to apologize for the impending nuclear attack, in Dr. Strangelove.

4.   The newly appointed Russian premier Sergei Kiriyenko faces the fate of a kamikaze.

5.   The West winced as pictures beamed around the world showing the Russian premier laughing and joking with Milosevic.

6.   Persson said the topic had not been raised at the meeting, although Russian premier Chernomyrdin said he had discussed it in some bilateral talks.

7.   But the Russian premier appeared to brush off the issue during a stopover in the Swedish capital of Stockholm Friday when talking to reporters.

8.   Chernomyrdin, the Russian premier, met with some of the visiting leaders on Thursday, including Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.

9.   Earlier Friday, during a stop in Stockholm, the Russian premier appeared to brush off the potential dispute.

10.   Earlier this year, Vice President Al Gore invited the women to a state dinner in Washington, D.C., with Viktor Chernomyrdin, then the Russian premier.