American diplomats have also warned Moscow that completing its contract with Iran could complicate efforts to win Congressional approval for aid to Russia.

Priabin soon learns the truth, but he is unable to warn Moscow because an Army-imposed, pre-launch security lockdown has cut Baikonur off from the rest of the world.

Just before it took place, Pyongyang warned Moscow that the meeting would be "a serious political issue."

Page A1 President Bush then warned Moscow that he would retaliate for a cut in fuel shipments to Lithuania.

The United States had warned Moscow that it would not conclude a strategic arms treaty until the radar was dismantled.

From Washington, President Clinton has warned Moscow that it will pay "a heavy price" if it continues killing civilians.

Western companies and governments also need to warn Moscow that its leverage has limits.

He'd warned Moscow: call it a rescue mission and they'd demand to help.

But President Aslan Maskhadov warned Moscow in an interview that it would not be able to conquer Chechnya, "even if the war goes on for 10 years."

The information came in time to allow the outgoing Carter administration to warn Moscow, both publicly and privately, against taking military moves against Poland.