81.  The Russian defense minister, Marshal Igor Sergeyev, is a Yeltsin loyalist.

82.  The Russian defense minister, Pavel Grachev, said Thursday during an official trip to China that he was ready to talk peace with Chechen field commander Aslan Maskhadov.

83.  The Russian defense ministry and Rosvoorouzhenie, the Russian state arms export agency, which reportedly brokered the deal, refused comment Thursday.

84.  The Russian defense and interior ministries in Moscow said they had no information on the attack.

85.  The Russian defense is well-organized to the extent of being miserly and usually has a standout goalkeeper behind it.

86.  The Russian defense industry is seeking foreign orders to offset the collapse of orders from the cash-starved Russian military.

87.  The Russian defense minister said he and Ter-Petrosian also discussed the training of Armenian servicemen in Russia.

88.  The Russian defense ministry would not immediately comment on the report.

89.  The U.S. lawyers group has for the first time brought Russian defense lawyers here.

90.  The visiting Danish prime minister and Russian defense minister echoed the call for Israel to withdraw.