1.   By the end of May the Russian government had Decided to pull out its troops.

2.   The Russian government had called a halt to the construction of a new project in the Rostov region.

3.   This followed increasing criticism by Rutskoi of the Russian government, especially of its economic policy.

4.   Pravda had been suspended temporarily by order of the Russian government in August, for its alleged support for the failed coup.

5.   Resumption of publication was reportedly due partly to aid from the Russian government as part of emergency funds given to the press.

6.   However, by the end of May, the Russian government had decided to pull out the troops.

7.   Russian government members, including Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, had opposed holding the debate, fearing the possible intensification of the dispute.

8.   It established a monitoring mission to Estonia, where ethnic Russians, backed by the Russian government, were accusing the authorities of discriminating against them.

9.   Moreover, these often troublesome missions did little to make the Russian government better informed about the countries to which they went.

10.   His educational opportunities had been considerable and he had seen a good deal of Russian government from the inside.