Vladimir Zhirinovsky speaks during a rally near the U.S. Embassy
MOS2000032401 - 24 MARCH 2000 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky speaks during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Friday, March 24, 2000. The slogan reads: "Clinton, do you dream of all the children you killed in Serbia." Some 150 supporters of Vladimir Zhirinovsky rallied Friday near the U.S. Embassy, demanding that Yugoslavia be given nuclear weapons and warning that NATO may next decide to bomb Russia. cc/Maxim Marmur UPI
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