War in the Balkans: Quotes

"We would sooner abandon strikes than risk civilian casualties"

Tony Lloyd, Foreign Office minister

"The Serb military is now caught in a vice between the KLA and Nato forces"

Jamie Shea,

Nato spokesman

"Stay here and leave your bones or run away ... the choice is yours"

Nato leaflets dropped over Kosovo

"I don't want to be a sparring partner to lying international thugs"

Ratko Mladic,

Bosnian Serb general

"The situation is alarming and, little by little, it is getting out of control"

Milo Djukanovic,

Montenegro's President

"To achieve resettlement, there will have to be ground troops"

Borislav Skegro, Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister