08/27/1998 09:32:32 KOHL SAYS PLANS TO SPEAK TO CLINTON, BLAIR AND CHIRAC OVERRUSSIA SITUATION

BERLIN, Aug 27 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Helmut Kohl

said on Thursday that Russia could not expect any financial

help, either from Germany or the international community, if it

did not pass crucial reforms.

Kohl, who said he was concerned about the crisis in Russia,

also told reporters he planned to speak to U.S. President Bill

Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President

Jacques Chirac about the situation.