11.  But Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, who holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, welcomed the Russian response.

12.  But Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma dismissed the Russian response.

13.  Primakov spoke by Russian President Boris Yeltsin by phone on Wednesday morning and the two planned to meet later in the day to formulate the Russian response.

14.  Rogozin stressed that an official Russian response would wait until Bush formally announces his decision to withdraw.

15.  The prime minister spoke to Russian President Boris Yeltsin by phone on Wednesday morning and the two planned to meet later in the day to formulate the Russian response.

16.  The Russian response followed Turkish media reports Wednesday that Ocalan was hiding in Russia and was hoping for permission to stay.

17.  The Russian response may be stronger this time, though it is not expected to react militarily.

18.  While any deployment of warships would likely be symbolic, it would be a step up in the Russian response.

19.  While condemning the hostage-taking that prompted the Russian military response, McCurry suggested Moscow cannot hope to end the conflict with separatists in Chechnya by military means.