1.  Russian officials did not name the submarine involved in the weekend collision, but the US Pentagon said the American boat was the attack submarine Grayling.

2.  A Russian official in Moscow said that in their telephone conversation Yeltsin proposed a new agenda for relations with Clinton.

3.  Although Russian officials have steadfastly denied the abuse charges, the Kremlin two weeks ago ordered troops in Chechnya to abstain from violence while searching for weapons and insurgents.

4.  Although Russian officials said hundreds of soldiers had been killed in the four days of fighting, Chechen leaders put the figure far higher.

5.  Also on Friday, Russian officials denied a report in a German newspaper suggesting that the Kursk was struck by a missile from the cruiser Peter the Great.

6.  American officials have begun to brief Russian officials here on the text of the charter and expect a more negative public reaction after the signing on Friday.

7.  Although Moscow has consistently advanced much lower casualty figures, senior Russian officials have conceded, at least in private, that the operation has been close to catastrophic.

8.  Although varying translations initially raised questions about what Yeltsin meant, Russian officials later said he referred to targeting.

9.  An unsatisfactory or insubstantial role in a Bosnia operation run by NATO would create political problems for President Boris Yeltsin, Russian officials say.

10.  An IMF negotiating team is due to arrive in Moscow next week to make an agreement formal, Russian officials said.