Vladimir Putin discussed with deputies of the Yabloko faction Russia’s economic development strategy. The next meeting is scheduled for the beginning of February 2001

On December 25, 2000 a meeting was held between the President of the RF Vladimir Putin and the Chairman of the Yabloko Association and the head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma, Grigory Yavlinsky.

Yabloko and the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) have decided to jointly participate in the elections to the Moscow City Duma in December 2001

Yabloko and the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) will jointly participate in the elections to the Moscow City Duma in December 2001.

Yabloko congratulates Anatoli Migulov (Yabloko) on his election as head of Arzamas city

Yabloko sends its congratulations to Anatoli Migulov, member of the Yabloko Association, deputy of the City Duma, on his election (on December 24, 2000) to the post of the head of the Arzamas city (Nizhni Novgorod region). He was elected head of Arzamas in the first round of the elections, gaining 57% of the vote.

The Union of Right-Wing Forces and Yabloko propose forming a single list of candidates for the next parliamentary elections.

The Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) and Yabloko are working on the formation of a single list of candidates for the next parliamentary elections. However, the two movements have not discussed the possibility of a merger.

The leadership of Yabloko believes that it is necessary to create a single democratic front in the RF

“Both we and the Union of Right-Wing Forces will do our utmost in the near future to take the first steps in the creation of a single democratic front in Russia,”, said Yavlinsky at a press conference in Yaroslavl on December 23, 2000.

Yabloko blames the RF President for the prosecution of the NTV

The Bureau of the Central Council of Yabloko circulated a declaration on December 19, 2000, which assesses the actions of the authorities against the NTV television company as "the “implementation of another political order”.

Yabloko is satisfied with the results of presidential elections in Mariy El Republic

The Yabloko Association is satisfied with the results of gubernatorial elections in Mariy El Republic held on December 17. At the elections the Deputy Director General of the OAO “Rosgosstrakh” Leonid Markelov beat the present head of the Republic Vyacheslav Kislitsyn.

Sergei Ivanenko opposed to politicisation of the Public Prosecutor’s Office

The First Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko declared that politicisation of the Public Prosecutor’s Office is inadmissible.

Grigory Yavlinsky continues to insist on convening a Democratic Assembly of Russia

The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky considers it necessary to convene the Democratic Assembly of Russia, involving all the democratic forces of Russia.

Yabloko's representative thinks that raising the question of Lenin's burial is ill-timed

The First Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko thinks that the question of burying Lenin's body should be solved in accordance with Christian tradition, but that today is an inopportune moment to do so.

Sergei Popov, Deputy of the Yabloko faction, proposes submitting the draft Labour Code to a referendum

Sergei Popov, Deputy of the Yabloko faction plans to introduce a proposal on a national referendum of the draft Labour Code after its adoption at first reading by the lower chamber. He declared this intention on December 13, 2000.

The leaders of Yabloko and the Union of Right-Wing Forces call on the head of state to interfere into the situation around Gusinsky

On December 13, the leaders of Yabloko and the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) in the State Duma forwarded a request to President of Russia Vladimir Putin to interfere in the situation connected with the criminal prosecution of the head of the Media-Most holding Vladimir concerning Gusinsky.

Yabloko is satisfied with the results of regional elections held on December 10, 2000

The Secretary of the Yabloko Association for Election Campaigns and Interaction with the Heads of Russia’s Regions, Igor Artemyev, said that Yabloko is satisfied with the results of regional elections that took place on December 10, 2000.

The criminal proceedings in St. Petersburg, involving Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma, Igor Artemyev, have been stopped

Criminal proceedings where Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma Igor Artemyev was a witness, have been halted in St. Petersburg due to the absence of a corpus delicti.

The Yabloko faction: "The leadership of Russia is turning the country back to the past, regression and consequently a historic defeat"

The Yabloko faction thinks that: "the leadership of Russia is turning the country back to the past, regression and consequently a historic defeat" , said Grigory Yavlinsky in an interview with journalists after the adoption by the State Duma (in an open vote) of the law on the Russian National Anthem