Strobe Talbott Russian Quotations

The short answer is no. We feel very strongly and I think our Russian colleagues agree unity of command is very important, and unity of command means all of Kosovo will be under one command arrangement.

This is part of an ongoing series of consultations we have had with the Russian government and we have a very broad and deep and important agenda, ... I am sure the topic of Bosnia will come up. Russia and the United States are working closely together to try to bring peace to the area. But we have a lot of other things to talk about.

That isn't to prejudge what the nature and arrangements will be for Russian participation in KFOR, nor has Russia decided categorically that it is going to be part of KFOR, ... potentially quite dangerous.

It was clearly an act of terrorism, ... My understanding from the few minutes I have been on the ground is that our embassy and the Russian authorities are working very closely together to try to get to the bottom of this.