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Monday October 16 2:29 PM ET
Russia's Chernomyrdin Threatens to Sue Bush
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor
Chernomyrdin demanded a formal apology Monday from U.S.
Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush for accusing him
of stealing IMF money, and threatened to sue.
Bush, who in last week's campaign debate attacked Vice-President
Al Gore over the Democratic administration's ties with Russia,
said some money lent to Russia by the International Monetary Fund
had ``ended up in Viktor Chernomyrdin's pockets.''
``Such statements are not only damaging but they are also
dangerous to the public,'' Chernomyrdin told a news conference.
''That is why I insist on a public apology. I am sure you (Bush)
will present it immediately,'' he said.
``Otherwise I will have to defend my honor in court.''
Chernomyrdin, who has called Bush an irresponsible politician,
said the governor was well aware his remarks were also liable to
affect Washington's relations with Moscow.
``He knows that for the sake of his ambitions he is putting at
risk future relations between the United States and Russia, two
nuclear superpowers with a special responsibility for world
security,'' he said.
The IMF lent money to Russia throughout the 1990s, but most
accusations that some IMF money may have been stolen have
surrounded $4.8 billion in loans made in the summer of 1998,
several months after Chernomyrdin was sacked as premier.
The IMF has repeatedly denied that any of the money it lent to
Moscow was misappropriated by the Russians, though officials are
still investigating whether some of the money was siphoned off
via Swiss banks accounts.
Chief IMF spokesman Tom Dawson has said he was not aware of any
evidence to support Bush's allegation against Chernomyrdin.
But some U.S. Republicans and other critics have suggested that
since it is difficult to trace money once it reaches Russia the
IMF should have been more vigilant about corruption generally,
even if IMF money was not specifically diverted.
The Bush campaign has stood by the Texas governor's statements,
saying Chernomyrdin, a former head of natural gas monopoly
Gazprom, ``made a fortune in personal profits'' in the Russian
oil and gas business while in the cabinet.
A spokesman for Bush has said the industry has benefited greatly
from foreign aid, including aid from the IMF.
Chernomyrdin has denied having made a fortune out of his
connections with Gazprom.
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