Russia's 3,600 troops will serve under Russian command but will work with NATO commanders in sectors controlled by the United States, France and Germany. President Clinton, visiting Slovenia, urged Serbs to ''reject the murderous rule'' of Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic and follow Slovenia into democracy. The government in Belgrade asked parliament to end a state of war declared when NATO attacks began, the state Tanjug news agency reported. Serbian refugees continued to flee Kosovo. Several hundred of the refugees demonstrated in the capital, Belgrade, demanding better protection before they heed the government's appeals to return to Kosovo.
Albanian rebels pledge to disarm.
The deal comes just hours after the last of the 40,000 Serbian troops had left Kosovo. Ethnic Albanian refugees continue to filter back into towns where Serbian forces had rampaged. The United States will soon begin bringing home planes and pilots dispatched to Europe during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Defense Secretary William Cohen said Monday. More than 350 military planes, from sleek fighter jets to hulking refueling tankers, will begin the return trip as soon as today. These planes represent about half the number of U.S. aircraft that flew during the 11-week bombing campaign.