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dAP LeafdeskRussian interior officers relax near Grozny long enough to enjoy a lunch of shaslik, a traditional Caucasian meat dish.Dudayev Retreats; Stays Defiant^ Artillery fire and shelling on thefringes of Grozny eased after Presidentfurther, astand fast.Dzhokhar Dudayev directed his troopsto cease fire.“The Chechen people will stay to the end — we have no other way,” the former Soviet air force general declared in Grozny, the capital of the separatist Caucasus Mountain republicBy The Associated PresssaidGROZNYChechnya’s leader ordered hispull back inside the capital Friday total Russian withdrawal, leaving thestandoffsouthern territory.Artillery fire and shelling on the tal, Grozny, eased after President directed his troops to cease fire aback from head-to-head positions “was done as a goodwill gesture and in the anticipation of a similar step from Moscow,” the Interfax news agency reported.Several top Russian officials directing the Chechnya offensive, including Defense Minister Pavel Grachev,flew hark to Moscow for urgent consultations late Fri-Kremlincity limits.But the prospects for a negotiated settlement fadedcompromise.Earlier Friday, President his criticism of Chechnya.►belt;meGdrusex k e} tee firi hur oft theFriEpouU.PeasmoThasfortolcothopcoramabeiIsh(buldissisThlorsUHegrwcstlvabeth
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Aiken, South Carolina, US

Sat, Dec 17, 1994

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