But Chernomyrdin took pains at the weekend to insist Lebed was playing for a united team and that the proposals he took to rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov had been agreed by Yeltsin .
<response> But <person>Chernomyrdin</person> took pains at the weekend to insist <person>Lebed</person> was playing for a united team and that the proposals he took to rebel chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> had been agreed by <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response>