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Russia and Kazakhstan form separate defense ministries
Yeltsin ordered creation of a Russian defense ministry while Nazarbayev decreed a republican guard in Kazakhstan. The moves deepen the military split among former Soviet republics and risk fueling arms races as all 15 republics move toward their own armies. Western observers warn against destabilizing tensions ahead of a Kiev meeting to divide troops and weapons.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
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Soviet Union
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth
Yeltsin
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Associated Press
Alexander Konovalov
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Nazarbayev
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