The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 4, 1993 - 7 .Ukraimian leaders stall on disarmament Clintons revamp health plan KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -Ukraine's President Leonid Kravchuk and lead- ers of parliament avoided setting a timetable for nuclear disarmament yesterday despite urgent appeals from *&ecretary of State Warren Christo- pher for prompt compliance with past pledges. Kravchukpromisedtoputthe 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty be- fore the parliament for ratification in November. But he did not promise approval even after Christopher of- fered at least $330 million in U.S. economic assistance this fiscal year. "'That's for the parliament to de- cide," Kravchuk said, while his for- eign minister, Anatoly Zlenko told reporters, "We don't have relevant funds for destroying nuclear weap- ons." Leaders of Rada, Ukraine's par- lixment, also cited instability in Rus- sia as a reason not to dismantle all their nuclear warheads or to become a on-nuclear nation right away. _in Washington, President Clinton said, "I understand that position, butsI think that it is not justified because we're making progress with Russia, tqo, in complying with these agree- mtents." "There is no evidence that any of t developments which they might cpnceive in their worst fears would leotto an unwillingness to cooperate the nuclearregime," Clinton said at a pews conference. in Kiev, Christopher said he told Zlenko the United States and the other nuclear powers would consider as- suring Ukraine it would not be at- tacked if it surrendered the weapons. Zlenko publicly emphasized eco- nomic problems. He said his country would need $2.8 billion to dismantle and destroy its 170 long-range nuclear missiles with their 1,240 warheads. "Our economy is in a very critical state," Zlenko said. "We have been raising, are raising and will keep rais- ing questions concerning the relevant assistance." Christopher, describing daylong meetings with Kravchuk, Zlenko and leaders of parliament as very produc- tive, said Kravchuk had reaffirmed Ukraine's commitment to the START treaty and to "a non-nuclear future." However, Christopher said he did not know when parliament would take up the 1968 Nuclear Non-Prolifera- tion Treaty, which includes a pledge not to keep, acquire or deal in nuclear weapons. And while START will be taken up by the parliament, senior U.S. of- ficials said they did not know when Ukraine would get rid of missiles as required by the pact. Christopher and Zlenko signed an agreementto improve safety conditions at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and four others elsewhere in the country. In 1986, in the world's worst nuclear disaster, the reactor exploded. At least 32 people werereported killed, and scientists say thousands more may have died from radiation exposure. Desperate for energy, Ukraine's parliament voted last week to keep Chernobyl and other nuclear power plants open and to lift a moratorium on building new plants. WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Clinton readied a second launch of his health care plan yesterday, lift- ing restrictions on fee-for-service plans and adjusting other provisions in response to criticism of the original draft. The White House tinkered with a pro- posed subsidy for small business to pro- vide some help to slightly larger busi- nesses and decided tophase in along-term care benefit for the severely disabled over seven years instead of five, officials famil- iar with the plan said. After a marathon drafting session over the weekend, Clinton's health advisers finished the voluminous plan yesterday morning. Clinton and his wife, Hillary, were to deliver their proposed 1,600-plus page Health Security Act to Demo- cratic congressional leaders at a cer- emony in the Capitol's Statuary Hall tomorrow.. The Democrats may spend a week to 10 days rounding up sponsors be- fore introducing the bill. White House aides said yesterday there have been minor changes in the health plan since Clinton outlined it in an address to Congress on Sept. 22. The changes respond both to criti- cism that the plan was overly regula- tory and to more conservative projec- tions of the cost of providing univer- sal coverage by the end of 1997. AP PHOTO U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher enters the Ukrainian parliament. d a W, 0" z U FRANCE AUJSTRALIA RUSSIA ENGLAND r INTERNA71ONAL PROGRAMS Strictly World Class Global Internships and Language/Liberal Arts Programs For program details complete the coupon below and mail it to: Boston University International Programs 232 Bay State Road, Box Q, Boston, MA 02215 " 617/353-9888 An equal opportnity, affirmative action institution' '! "Log on to the World at ° Today's Library. 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