Kiev compromise
President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine yesterday suspended an economic emergency decree which had prompted a resignation threat from the Prime Minister, Leonid Kuchma, AFP reports from Kiev. The decree, which transferred power over economic matters from the legislature to the president, was suspended at an emergency cabinet meeting after Mr Kravchuk said he was prepared to modify aspects of the ruling.
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