RUSSIA: CHECHNYAN REBELS WILL NEGOTIATE WITH RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

Natural Sound Chechen rebels say they are ready to withdraw their fighters from Grozny and try to negotiate a lasting cease-fire with the Russian government. The deal was the result of overnight, secretive talks between Russian security chief Alexander Lebed and separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov in Chechnya. But hours after the meeting, Russians troops and the rebels continued to exchange fire in the Chechen capital. These Chechen fighters were firing at Russian troops from an abandoned apartm