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Wednesday, September 28, 1994
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By Donald M. Rothberg The Associated Press
Russia declares Monroesky Doctrine
WASHINGTON — Call it the Monroesky Doctrine. For nearly two centuries the United States has told the world that it will deal with problems in the Western Hemisphere. Now Boris Yeltsin has proclaimed a similar doctrine for the turbulent regions bordering Russia.
It's an idea the Clinton administration is uneasy with but doesn't relect.
"The United States has been muffled in its response" to Russia's assertion of its influence in the former Soviet republics, said Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
When President Clinton welcomed Yeltsin to the White House Tuesday, he kept the emphasis on partnership.
Bosnia and the Middle East are genuinely international efforts. But the savage fighting between Armenian
ANALYSIS
Yeltsin stated his position bluntly in a speech Monday to the United Nations.
and Azerbaijani forces over Nagorno-
Karabakh is of special concern to
Moscow.
In language reminiscent of the doctrine laid down by President Monroe in 1823, Yeltsin told the General Assembly that conflicts in the former Soviet republics threaten "the security of our state."
"We are acutely interested in actively having the world community participate in settling these difficult problems," he said. "However, the main burden for peacekeeping in the territory of the former Soviet Union lies today with the Russian Federation."
"Some people call if the Monroesky Doctrine," said Mark Lowenthal, a Russian expert at the Library of Congress.
Lowenthal said the Russians look at U.S. intervention in Haiti as an example of how the world should work in the post-Cold War era.
Without doubt the United States would respond strongly to any Russian moves against the Baltic states — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
But what about Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan?
At a White House briefing in advance of Yeltsin's arrival, a senior administration official, speaking only on condition of anonymity, said, "We don't accept the concept of spheres of influence." He said that any peacekeeping in the former Soviet republics ought to be undertaken "in accordance with the U.N. charter."
But neither the United States nor other major powers are expressing any enthusiasm for sending troops to quell ethnic fighting in the former Soviet Union.
Clinton. Yeltsin discuss common concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — With none of the rancor of the Cold War, President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sat down in a quiet White House garden Tuesday and struggled over differences about the war in Bosnia and Russian arms sales to Iran.
They made progress on both fronts, officials said. "The transition from the Cold War to parternship is over," said the Russian foreign ministry spokesman, Georgy Karasin.
The session, their fifth in 20 months, came amid a big emphasis on business deals. The United States pledged $525 million in financing and political risk insurance for investments in Russia, leading Commerce Secretary Ron Brown to say the meeting "can truly be called the trade and investment summit."
Additional agreements this week are expected to boost the investment total to $1 billion.
Clinton tried at length to persuade Yeltsin to stop sales of submarines, missile technology, air armaments and other equipment to Iran, which is accused by Washington of sponsoring terrorism. Secretary of State Warren Christopher "there's a resolution in sight on this very difficult issue."
He said Clinton and Yeltsin would continue discussions on the topic Wednesday, but he declined to say how a compromise might be struck.
On Bosnia, Christopher said Clinton will ask the U.N. Security Council
around Nov. 1 to approve lifting the arms embargo against the Muslim-led government but to delay implementing it for months. That eased, at least temporarily, Russian concerns about the war heating up.
During the delay, Christopher said, the United States hopes Bosnian Serbs would reverse their rejection of a peace plan to end the 21/2 year war in the former Yugoslav republic. Clinton is looking to Yeltsin for help toward that end.
Christopher said Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Siliqdzic came to him last Friday and suggested a six-month delay in the flow of arms.
Russian spokesman Karasin said he did not know of any agreement on Russian arms sales to Iran. But he welcomed any delay in weapons
White House party fetes Boris Yeltsin
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House strutted its finery yesterday to fete Russia's president at a glittering black-tie dinner that nonetheless had the friendly flavor of two couples who call each other Bill, Hillary, Boris and Naina.
"I really feel good about being here," Yeltis declared in his toast in the regal State Dining Room. "I feel at home."
Clinton's toast was so glowing in its praise of the Russian leader as a defender of democracy that Yeltsin confessed, "I feel a little uncomfortable and embarrassed."
The night began more formally, with the two couples making the traditional stroll down the red-carpeted staircase of the Grand Foyer and a stiffly posed photograph. But the mood quickly warmed as the 130 guests worked their way through the receiving line, Vice President Al Gore leading off the lineup hopping along on his crutches.
Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg, pianist Van Cliburn,
departing Disney president Jeffrey Katzenberg and NBC anchor
Tom Brokaw were among the glitterati illuminating only the second state dinner of the Clinton administration.
In keeping with their desire to showcase American talent, the Clintons selected opera singer Kathleen Battle, the tempestuous soprano fired by the Metropolitan Opera, for the after-dinner entertainment.
And to make their guests feel at home, the Clintons arranged for the Yale Russian Chorus to sing folk songs as dinner guests moved to the East Room for Miss Battie's performance.
Ferry sinks in Baltic; hundreds missing, feared dead
The Associated Press
Finnish navy rescue ships and helicopters were at the scene. At least five other passenger ferries were nearby also trying to find victims in the stormy, dark waters.
Stormy seas and winds topping 56 nph were preventing rescue operations near the site of the disaster, about 23 miles from the Finnish island of Uto off the country's southwestern coast.
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"As far as I know, no others have been rescued." Sedepqris told Finnish radio.
HELSINKI, Finland — An Estonian passenger ferry carrying more than 800 passengers capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea early this morning, and officials said hundreds of people were missing and feared dead.
Only about a dozen people were reported rescued by 5 a.m. (10 p.m. CDT), according to Finnish authorities. They were picked up by the ferry Mariella, said the Mariella's information office, Per Erik Sedenervi.
The sinking occurred sometime after midnight (5 p.m. CDT).
"I think that hopes for (finding others) have gone. I don't think we'll find many more people alive."
The sunken ferry, Estonia, was listed as carrying 679 passengers and 188 crew members, said Finnish Coast Guard officer Ilkka Karpalla. It was en route from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, to Stockholm, Sweden. Karpalla said.
One of the rescued passengers, a Swedish man in his mid-20s, told rescuers the disaster happened too quickly for most people to prepare, according to Sedgervick.
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