51.   Milosevic was the Serbian leader before he became the Yugoslav president, but he was considered a major supporter of Serbian aggression in Bosnia.

52.   Montenegro and Serbia are the last republics left in the Yugoslav federation, whose Serbian leaders have been deserted by Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia.

53.   On Sunday the Yugoslav president and Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic, made a plea for Serbs from Kosovo to stay put or to move back to their homes.

54.   On Sunday, in peace talks in Dayton, Ohio, Serbian leaders agreed to gradually return Eastern Slavonia to Croatia.

55.   Now they want the United Nations to reward the Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic, for beginning to distance himself from his Bosnian Serb allies.

56.   Only then will it make sense for Serbian leaders to make peace.

57.   Over the last few days, the Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic has broken just about every important promise he made last fall to end his offensive in Kosovo.

58.   Russia, apparently trusting of the Serbian leader, wants to reward Milosevic immediately by easing trade sanctions.

59.   Serbian leaders also reacted angrily, saying that they knew nothing about the case and that the Yugoslav army had acted outside the control of civilian authority.

60.   Serbian leaders in Kosovo have yet to endorse the pact and have not nominated anyone to fill their designated council position.