Chechnya - Reactions To Yeltsin’s Ceasefire

T/I: 10:47:01 Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev has declared the Russian peace plan--put forward by President Boris Yeltsin on Sunday (31/3)--a farce. He told reporters on Monday (1/4) that he considers Russia’s unilateral ceasefire to be a meaningless gesture aimed at getting Yeltsin re-elected. Speaking in the mountains near Vedeno, the Chechen village where heavy fighting is reportedly continuing despite the ceasefire, he vowed to carry on the fight for independence. SHOWS: VARIOUS, RUSSI