Last but not least, the Kozyrev proposal would almost certainly increase worldwide proliferation of sophisticated conventional (and perhaps other) weapons.

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Russia's foreign policy then, directed by the now-forgotten foreign minister, Andrei Kozyrev, aimed at the country's integration into the international community.

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"He had suddenly and unexpectedly parted with the hope that he would ever see the homeland that he loved again, " Mr. Kozyrev said.

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In Brunei, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev to discuss the latest developments in the Balkans, half a world away from Asia.

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Under present and foreseeable circumstances, the Kozyrev proposal also would give an unfair competitive edge in international arms deals to Russian state-owned industries that are not subject to free enterprise forces.

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According to The Washington Post, a few days prior the Kozyrev remarks in Stockholm, a Russian representative to the International Monetary Fund threw one of the organization's executive committee meetings into turmoil when he launched into a diatribe against the West's sanctions on Serbia.

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