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The Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, had raised the issue with the Russian foreign minister, Andrei Kozyrev, at talks in Stockholm earlier this week. But there was little sign from Mr Yeltsin's speech that the message had made much impact on the Russian president.
British officials believe the effects of the Chechen war will hinder a wide range of negotiations between Russia and the European Union and Nato.
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