NPR's Anne Garrels

“Yeltsin has decided to not meet President Clinton in France next week as part of the annual economic summit of the G-7 group of industrialized nations.”

“Yeltsin got a boost today from another candidate he defeated last Sunday.”

“Chechen rebels reportedly have freed 45 hostages seized during a raid in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. They had been held for more than two weeks.”

“The Chechens are still holding about 24 Russian policemen saying they will trade them for the release of captured guerillas.”

“In Grozny, Chechens still hold about 30 Russians who worked at a power plant.”