UKRAINE: FATE OF THE BLACK SEA NAVY FLEET TALKS

Russian/Nat Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma meet in the Black Sea resort of Sochi Friday to decide the fate of the Black Sea Fleet. The former jewel in the crown of the Soviet navy has been a major bone of contention in relations between Russia and Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Before recent talks broke down, the two sides had agreed that over 80 percent of the fleet’s 833 vessels would be turned over to Russia. But the Russ