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To: upanddown who wrote (37813)	2/18/1999 10:40:00 PM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Russian/US detente' could be pushed to the limit on this...... "The White House dismissed a warning by Russian President Boris Yeltsin Thursday that Russia "will not let you (the United States) touch Kosovo." "We're aware that Russia has opposed the use of force in Kosovo," said David Leavy, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council. "But we've also made clear that should the Serbs refuse to comply and refuse to sign a political settlement, that NATO has to consider military action in its own interests, in the interests of the region and the interests of the United States and we will do so," he said. White House officials stressed they were still working hard with Russia within the Contact Group to reach a settlement. Albright and Vollebaek spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov Thursday and urged him to pressure Milosevic to accept a NATO ground force to help implement a peace deal. Albright said Ivanov was determined to get Milosevic to accept a political settlement and had stressed the importance of Saturday's deadline. About 430 NATO strike and support planes -- including 260 U.S. jets -- are on 48-hour alert. Most of the U.S. planes are already in the region, but 51, including a dozen F-117A stealth fighters, were put on alert in the United States Wednesday night and could depart Friday. One Pentagon official suggested an initial strike of 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles could send a sharp message to Milosevic without risking allied warplanes. Albright also said evacuation plans for embassy personnel and an international verification mission in Kosovo were at an advanced stage ahead of the peace deadline."