-Caveat Lector- Russia May Pull Bosnia Peacekeepers By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV .c The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia may send additional naval ships to the Mediterranean and withdraw its peacekeepers in Bosnia to show its opposition to NATO strikes in Yugoslavia, Russia's defense minister said today. So far, Russia has limited itself to mostly symbolic actions in expressing its opposition to NATO. But Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev said Russia was still considering stronger responses. Russia has sent one intelligence-gathering ship into the Adriatic to monitor NATO warships in the region, and has said it may send several more warships to the Mediterranean or the Adriatic. Sergeyev did not say how many ships might be sent to the region or when that might go. Military officials have said the squadron's task would be to monitor NATO forces, but Sergeyev said today the step was a pre-planned rotation. ``We have planned to replace our floating dock near Syria. The new floating dock will naturally be escorted by other ships,'' he said, according to Russian news reports. Russia might also withdraw its peacekeepers from Bosnia, where they have served alongside NATO forces, Sergeyev said. Russia has already suspended all contacts with NATO and says it has taken its soldiers in Bosnia from under NATO command. However, the move has little meaning because the Russian forces depend on NATO logistical support. Sergeyev said today that Russia could go a step further and pull out the peacekeepers altogether ``depending on the situation in Yugoslavia.'' President Boris Yeltsin has condemned the NATO raids, but said that Russia won't get involved militarily or supply Yugoslavia with weapons. Seeking help from Russia, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has asked that his country be considered for admission into an alliance of Slavic nations that already includes Russia and Belarus. The Yugoslav parliament vote Monday in favor of joining. Russia said that it supports Yugoslavia, but that the issue must be thoroughly studied and no decision could be made quickly. The 1997 union between Russia and Belarus has remained largely symbolic, with both nations suffering from deep economic problems and unable to provide any real assistance to each other. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
