Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Ivanenko assesses the decision of the Serbian government to extradite the former president of the country Slobodan Milosevic to the international tribunal in the Hague as "the decision of the people of Yugoslavia". "Therefore we should treat this decision with respect," noted Ivanenko in an interview with journalists on Thursday, June 28, 2001.

Ivanenko also noted that "all dictators suffer a sorry fate”, adding that some of them have time to learn this even during their lifetimes."

š"The handover of Milosevic to the Court in the Hague is an unprecedented step in modern history," added Ivanenko. He also added that "this reflects the realities of the political situation which has developed in the world today and therefore, we have to draw conclusions from all these developments.”

Based on Interfax reports.