MOSCOW : Looking for Allies
Secretary of State Warren Christopher is due in the Russian capital today to consult with President Boris N. Yeltsin and other top officials on possible next moves for stopping bloodshed in the former Yugoslav federation.
Russia has been urging diplomacy although Yeltsin last week warned the Serbs that if they continued to reject international peace plans, Russia would not stand by them. On Sunday, the leader of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serbs signed a peace accord, but legislators have not ratified it yet.
Yeltsin faces a daunting domestic battle if he backs sanctions. Nationalist lawmakers passed a resolution last week requiring Russia to use its U.N. Security Council veto against any use of military force against the Serbs, and they are sure to pressure Yeltsin to reject any plans made by the West.
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