As soon as Gen. Clark has confirmed this withdrawal has begun, I intend to instruct him to suspend NATO air operations,

Therefore ... I instructed Gen. Clark to suspend NATO's air operations against Yugoslavia,

Milosevic must comply with all his commitments to NATO,

NATO is ready to intervene if the situation requires,

to initiate a broader range of air operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

I don't think this is the moment to do sanctions, and I do think the sanctions may contribute to the opposite that we want to obtain, which is defusing of the crisis,