TARGET YUGOSLAVIA:  NATO's WAR OF AGGRESSION / Monday, 14 June 1999
 

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TARGET YUGOSLAVIA:  NATO's WAR OF AGGRESSION
Monday, 14 June 1999

Radio Havana Cuba presents its coverage of the U.S.-led NATO
aggression against Yugoslavia.
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MOSCOW AND BRUSSELS STILL UNABLE TO AGREE ON DEPLOYMENT OF
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN KOSOVO

Following three days of tense confrontations between Russian
troops and NATO forces in Kosovo, Moscow does not seem to be
willing to back-down without concessions.  The commander of
the 200 Russian paratroopers that took control of the airport
in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, stated that he was
awaiting orders to re-enforce Russia's position.

On Sunday, U.S. Under Secretary of State Strobe Talbott left
Moscow after another failure in talks concerning Russia's
role in the so-called peace keeping force.  The Russians want
their own sector in Kosovo and continue insisting that their
troops will not be under NATO command.  NATO is opposed to
both demands, though Talbott said Sunday that the military
alliance could offer some type of compromise.

Meanwhile, Russia has accused NATO of doing nothing to disarm
the Kosovo Liberation Army -- threatening to take the issue to
the UN Security Council.  According to Moscow, the armed
separatists have entered Kosovo practically on the shoulders
of NATO troops.   Separatist attacks in several regions of
Kosovo have already claimed the lives of Serb soldiers, police
and civilians, while several kidnappings of Serbs have also
been reported.

NATO deployment in Kosovo has been accompanied by numerous
cases of violence, including the deaths of three German
journalists, shot down by unidentified assailants.

Several thousand Kosovar refugees who arrived in Kosovo
together with a German battalion, reportedly attempted to
lynch Serb border guards.  Thousands of Serbs are fleeing
Kosovo in fear of reprisals.

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