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To: Machaon who wrote (11873)	6/14/1999 8:43:00 AM
From: JBL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Kosovo will be remembered as the foreign policy fiasco that torpedoed US credibility as an honest broker on the world scene, and pushed Russia and China in each other's arms. Unless you want to keep being perceived as having the foresight and intellectual maturity of a teenage chimpanzee, "victory" and "Kosovo" are two words that I think should not be used in the same sentence. It's your choice. Read on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kosovo war prompts Russia to seek "strategic partners" in China, India (Alert: Announce 5 to 6 billion dollars in Arms Deals) Agence France Presse June 14, 1999 Kosovo-Russia-strategic 08:46 GMT The Kosovo conflict has prompted Russia to seek "strategic partners" in the form of China and India, Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Mikhailov here Monday. Mikhailov made the comment during a visit to this far eastern port city by Chinese General Zhang Wannian, vice president of China's Central Military Commission. "The events in Yugoslavia have inevitably forced us to take steps to strengthen Russia's defensive capacity and find strategic partners," Mikhailov said noting that "these partners are China and India." Zhang has been travelling in Russia since June 9 on what is expected to be a 10-day visit. China plans to continue buying the most up-to-date Russian military equipment, notably in the aviation and radar sectors, according to sources in the Russian defense ministry quoted by the Interfax news agency. Beijing could also purchase submarines, ships and cruise missiles from Moscow. The two countries plan to spend an estimated five to six billion dollars through 2005 in joint research and development projects in the military sector, Interfax reported.