Boris ##ov , the new president of the Russian Federation and a vocal critic of Mikhail Gorbachev , said Thursday he would try to make peace in his personal feud with the Soviet president . Wednesday , Yeltsin called for a Russian " sovereignty " within 100 days , meaning with this statement not independence but autonomy in most internal decisions . At a news conference Wednesday, Yeltsin called for achieving Russian ``sovereignty'' within 100 days. Yeltsin also urged the Kremlin to allow the other 14 republics the same autonomy , making the country a federation of states that could overrule the central government on most matters . Yeltsin was accused by a Russian Congress member of overstepping his authority with some of his statements .
Boris ##ov , the new president of the Russian Federation and a vocal critic of Mikhail Gorbachev , said Thursday he would try to make peace in his personal feud with the Soviet president . Wednesday , Yeltsin called for a Russian " sovereignty " within 100 days , meaning with this statement not independence but autonomy in most internal decisions . Yeltsin also urged the Kremlin to allow the other 14 republics the same autonomy , making the country a federation of states that could overrule the central government on most matters . Yeltsin was accused by a Russian Congress member of overstepping his authority with some of his statements .