61.  During their meeting, Clinton did not ask Yeltsin why Russian forces had moved into Kosovo ahead of NATO and seized control of the airport near Pristina.

62.  Diplomats here say it is more likely that an arrangement will be devised under which a Russian commander could lead Russian forces in cooperation with NATO officers.

63.  Encircled by Russian forces and subjected to constant bombardment, Chechen rebels in Grozny have begun to lash back, forcing furious firefights on the outskirt of the city.

64.  Faced with a simulated invasion by an unnamed Western foe, Russian forces first responded with conventionally armed defenders.

65.  Far to the north, other Russian forces wipe out Nazi resistance at the Baltic port city of Danzig.

66.  Fighting continued Monday in the southern Chechen town of Komsomolskoye, which the rebels captured from Russian forces a week ago.

67.  Four months after Russian forces entered Chechnya, the Kremlin decision-making that led to the conflict is still shrouded in secrecy.

68.  Four months after Russian forces entered Chechnya, much of the Kremlin decision-making is still shrouded in secrecy.

69.  For the past several weeks, in apparent defiance of a treaty signed in May, Russian forces have been relentlessly attacking villages throughout southern Chechnya.

70.  Friday, Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu backed away further, saying Russian forces would interrupt combat operations to let civilians leave.