In appointing the bland, seemingly slow-paced Chernomyrdin as his envoy, Boris Yeltsin is probably hoping that Chernomyrdin will somehow pull off a settlement without really seeming to or without raising too many hackles, and that his ultimate success will be Primakov's loss.
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The envoy appointed by Boris Yeltsin was Chernomyrdin, who is bland and slow-paced.
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Chernomyrdin was seen by the public as exciting and quick.