[CTRL] Russians 'Know Why Nato Had To Act' - Blair

[Shane A. Saylor, Eccentric Bard]

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Saturday April 10, 7:33 PM


Russians 'Know Why Nato Had To Act' - Blair
Tony Blair has insisted Russia and Nato will have to "agree to disagree" on
Kosovo after a Mpleadge from Moscow not to intervene in the Balkans crisis.
Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has held lengthy telephone talks with his
Russian opposite number Igor Ivanov after President Boris Yeltsin's warning
that the West should not provoke a world war by bombing the Serbs.

Mr Cook's officials said the Russians hade made it clear they had "no
intention of becoming involved in any confrontation in the Balkans and no
wish to see any escalation".

The Prime Minister said he understood Russian opposition to the 17-day Nato
air campaign against Yugoslavia. But they had been told they had to
understand "we had to take this action to stop the policy of ethnic cleaning
pursued by (Serb president Slobodan) Milosevic.

"Whatever differences they have over this action, they understand very well
the action that we are taking."

Mr Blair said the air strikes were taking their toll on Serb forces and had
to be given time to succeed.

But, while repeating that there were "fundamental difficulties" with a land
invasion of Kosovo, the Prime Minister conceded "all options" were being
kept under review for the use of ground troops.

Speaking during talks with his Spanish counterpart Jose Maria Aznar at
Chequers, Mr Blair said: "We have always made it clear that we are prepared
to use troops in order to make sure that there is an international force
that can allow people to return to their homes in Kosovo in safety."

William Walker, director of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
Europe refugee monitoring unit, called for an "implementing force" of troops
to be deployed to allow aid workers and refugees to return as they returned
to Kosovo.

"We have to have an implementing force with the ability to help us get back
in protected, so we can bring some protection to the people that have
remained back in Kosovo," said Mr Walker, who previously led the unarmed
"verifiers" sent into the promise to check on a promised Serb withdrawal.
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