Title: Ex-Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin Dies - CBS News
Headings: Ex-Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin Dies
Ex-Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin Dies
Content: While he seemed to lurch from policy to policy, he seemed steadfast in his determination to hold onto power. He easily faced down an impeachment attempt by the Communist-dominated lower chamber of parliament in May 1999. In foreign affairs, he struggled to preserve a role for Russia, which for centuries had defined itself as one of the great world powers. He called for a "multipolar world" as a way to counterbalance U.S. global clout, and in spring 1999 dispatched Russian troops to Kosovo, ahead of NATO peacekeepers, to underline that Moscow would not be elbowed out of European affairs. He wrangled with the West over NATO expansion and Russia's close relations with Iran and Iraq. But as Russia's political and economic might withered, Yeltsin had little to offer other nations. In recent years, Yeltsin has rarely discussed his legacy. He has criticize