The Russian military intervention in Chechnya has become a political and economic crisis for the Yeltsin government, both at home and abroad. With the 1996 presidential elections looming,Boris Yeltsin must somehow balance reformers, who are largely against the Russian military crackdown, with more conservative political elements, who support intervention, according to Ronald Bees, coordinator for the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. On Saturday, March 11, questions surrounding this ethnic conflict will be debated at UC Davis by Emil Pain and Andrei Migranyan, advisers to Yeltsin, and Galina Saratovoitova, former Yeltsin cabinet member and opponent of intervention. The debate and discussion will take place 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Cabernet Room of the Silo building. Journalists are welcome to participate in the discussion, attend a post-panel luncheon and conduct interviews. The event is sponsored by UC's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, an organization that examines how and why ethnic conflicts start, how they spread and affect international relations, and how they might be best managed or resolved.