1. Hardliners in parliament and in the Russian military say the president is making too many concessions to the West. 2. Although discussions are still ongoing with the Russians, the Russian military will likely be in a combat support role. 3. Analysts wonder what this means for his plans to reinstill pride, competence and effectiveness in the Russian military. 4. And from a psychological standpoint, the modest blows delivered by the Russian military so far seem only to have emboldened the Chechens in their brazen standoff with Moscow. 5. And he did not say what, if anything, he would do to stop the Russian military from bombing civilians in Chechnya. 6. And Russian military continued to block the border of the rebellious region, refusing to let refugees from the fighting leave Chechnya. 7. And there are those in the Russian military who believe force should be used to end the Chechen crisis. 8. And the Russian military clearly acted in defiance of its political leadership when it sent the first Russian contingent into Pristina. 9. And while Kalamanov insists he is making progress, he is the first to acknowledge that the Russian military routinely withholds critical details about its investigations. 10. And they note that the Russian military has endorsed the accord. |