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Russia apologized Wednesday for playing host to indicted war criminal Gen. Dragoljub Ojdanic, the Yugoslav defense minister, and said senior military officers had been disciplined for inviting him to Moscow. Facing up to a chorus of Western outrage, Russian Foreign Minister Igor S. Ivanov indicated to his NATO counterparts that the Ojdanic visit earlier this month had been organized by Defense Ministry officials without his knowledge.

Russia apologized Wednesday for playing host to indicted war criminal Gen. Dragoljub Ojdanic, the Yugoslav defense minister, and said senior military officers had been disciplined for inviting him to Moscow. Facing up to a chorus of Western outrage, Russian Foreign Minister Igor S. Ivanov indicated to his NATO counterparts that the Ojdanic visit earlier this month had been organized by Defense Ministry officials without his knowledge.