MOSCOW Russian security chief Alexander Lebed made a daringmidnight run into the heart of war-torn Chechnya Monday in a bid tonegotiate what Russian troops apparently cannot achieve by force: thewithdrawal of Chechen fighters from the shell-shattered city ofGrozny.
Lebed, 46, a retired army general who commanded paratroopers inAfghanistan, met with top Chechen military leaders, and on his returnto Moscow he told reporters that the rebels had agreed to talks on atruce, which he gave a "90 percent" chance of success.
There was no immediate lessening of hostilities, however. Atthe end of a week of ferocious fighting, the Chechen rebels, who arefighting for …
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