1.  Galazov claimed that the programme had been pro-Ingush, although Russian liberal opinion and Western observers noted a pro-Ossetian bias in the Russian leadership.

2.  Since early April, the Tatarstan and Russian leadership had been negotiating a bilateral treaty which was still incomplete.

3.  Although never totally in bed with the Serbs, the mood among the Russian leadership had been ominous as the air campaign got underway.

4.  Christopher has not hesitated to be critical of the Russian leadership when he felt it was necessary.

5.  Clinton and the Russian leadership have a fair amount of foreign policy business to discuss, including differences over Kosovo, Iraq and Russian missile sales to Iran.

6.  Diplomats and regional officials describe Russian leadership as splintered, with a hawkish group unassociated with Russian President Boris Yeltsin dominating policy in the Caucasus.

7.  During the presidential campaign, Bush expressed criticism of the Clinton administration for becoming too close to the Russian leadership.

8.  He was invited this time, officials said, as a gesture to his role in creating a democratic Russia and to stress the continuity of Russian leadership.

9.  Murphy is one of the people on whom the Clinton administration relies for insights about the current Russian leadership.

10.  Some add that making corruption among the Russian leadership a high priority would be a losing battle.