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Deputy
of the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko: Government complacency
may cost Russia dearly
Rosbalt, August 26, 2002
Moscow, August 26, 2002. “The draft budget for
2003 demonstrates the apathetic approach of the Government
to the resolution of the country’s financial
and economic problems,” noted Deputy Head of
the YABLOKO faction in the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko
in an interview with the Rosbalt correspondent on
Monday.
Second
version of the draft budget under preparation
Vremya MN, August 27, 2002
The YABLOKO faction of the State Duma is ready to
submit its variant of the draft state budget for 2003
as an alternative to the governmental draft...
Alexei
Kudrin: Discussions of the draft budget for 2003 in
the State Duma will be tough
RIA Novosti, August 27, 2002
Leaders of the Duma factions and associations are
pleased with the results of their meeting with the
Russian president in the Kremlin...
Our
State Does Not Need People, Despite the Low Birth
Rate.
Novaya Gazeta, by Lidia Grafova, July 29, 2002
Are you tired of reading and listening about
the tragedies of migrants? However, recently the problem
of migration gained a new accent - as a threat to
national security! This means a threat to each of
us. Does this mean that the state does the correct
thing virtually announcing a war to "all new migrants?
A
Single Presidential Candidate from the Right Wing?
Argumenty i Fakty. August 14, 2002
As it should be, two years before the next presidential
election, the campaign teams of leading The idea to
nominate a single right-wing presidential candidate,
which Boris Nemtsov proposed to his colleagues two
months ago, caused a great stir. Although the politicians
soon departed for their summer vacation, the idea
floated by the Union of Right-Wing Forces faction
has taken on a life of its own. It was recently the
topic of an on-line poll on the mail.ru website.
Mystery
Proposal Could Subjugate Minatom to Three Government
Bodies Lawmakers say report had president`s "full
attention"
Bellona Group, Norway. By Charles Digges. 30 July
2002
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering
a document delivered to him by Yabloko Party leader
Grigory Yavlinsky, outlining a plan that would subjugate
the monolithic Nuclear Power Ministry, or Minatom,
to three government bodies, stripping away the Stalinesque
opacity that helped drive the arms race and continues
to shroud its civilian pursuits in secrecy.
Congress
Concerned Over Iraq, Iran Deals
The Associated Press. August 22, 2002
Prominent lawmakers and activists appealed to the
Supreme Court chairman Wednesday to A U.S. congressional
delegation met with top Russian officials and lawmakers
Wednesday to express concern over a proposed economic
cooperation agreement between Russia and Iraq and
Moscow's plan to build five nuclear reactors in Iran,
the U.S. Embassy said.
Yavlinsky
Wins Suit Against St. Petersburg Paper
Radio Liberty. Media Matters. 23 August, 2002.
Yavlinsky
Conceives Split of the Ministry of Nuclear Power
Vedomosti, by Zoya Kaika and Elena Evstigneeva, July
31, 2002
The YABLOKO faction, conducting a campaign against
the import of spent nuclear fuel into Russia, found
a radical way to resolve this problem. YABLOKO proposed
that President Vladimir Putin virtually disband the
Ministry of Nuclear Power, distributing its proxies
between the Energy Ministry, Defence Ministry and
the Ministry of Industry. However, this idea has no
backers in the Presidential Administration or Government.
Branches
of Power Beat Against the Energy Sector
Delovoi Peterburg, by Vladimir Lavitsky, August 7,
2002
The legislative and executive authorities have almost
resolved the emerging contradictions in energy sector
reform.
Russian
politicians comment on Lukashenko's meeting with Putin
BelaPAN Information Company (Belarus). August 15,
2002
Minsk, 15 August. Russia's Rosbalt news agency interviewed
Russian politicians on the eve of the August 14 meeting
between Belarusian leader AlexanderLukashenko and
President Vladimir Putin.
YABLOKO
Defends Compatriots
Constitutional Court to Consider the New Law "On
Citizenship"
Vremya Novostei, by Irina Belasheva, July 30, 2002
Deputies from the YABLOKO faction plan to request
that the Constitutional Court check whether some provisions
of the law "On Citizenship" that recently came into
force correspond with the fundamental law of the country.
As Deputy Head of the YABLOKO party Sergei Mitrokhin
told a correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper,
the YABLOKO faction of the State Duma will initiate
this appeal to the Constitutional Court in September...
Yavlinsky
opposes spent nuclear fuel imports
Bellona Group, April 4, 2002
He criticised heavily the officials who had authorised
the import of foreign spent nuclear fuels. "People
who want to obtain $20m over 40 years are just swindlers"
noted Yavlinsky. He emphasized the danger created
by the Russian government by agreeing to store and
reprocess foreign spent nuclear fuel. The trains,
which bring the fuel, are so heavy that Russia’s
worn-out railways may not cope and then serious environmental
disasters can happen. Yavlinsky does not trust the
companies engaged in nuclear waste shipment and storage:
"It is madness to store nuclear waste in the
country with our bureaucrats. This represents a gift
to all terrorists."
Special
commission to control imports of spent nuclear fuel
The Russian State Duma, Lower House of Parliament,
established a special commission to control the Russian
nuclear ministry's deals with the foreign owners of
the spent nuclear fuel.
Bellona Group, March 22, 2002
Russian
liberal Yabloko party to hold referendum
Bellona Group, December 10,
2001
How
Will Russia Spend the $20 Billion Promised at
the G8 Summit in Canada?
Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye No. 23, July 2002
The recent G8 summit in the Canadian town of Kananaskis
decided to allocate substantial funds to the programme
for eliminating Russian stockpiles of weapons of mass
destruction. Deputy Chairman of the Defense
Committee of the State Duma Alexei Arbatov talks with
Salavat Suleimanov about eliminating weapons and appropriating
the money.
Russian
liberal politician concerned by attacks on Putin's
foreign policy views
Interfax, April 24, 2002
Moscow, 24 April: The leader of the Russian liberal
party Yabloko, Grigoriy Yavlinsky, expressed his convern
that the foreign policy pursued by President Vladimir
Putin has been under pressure from certain circles
in the political and bureaucratic establishment aimed
at revising this policy.
U.S.
Withdraws From ABM Treaty; Global Response Muted
Arms Control Association. By Wade Boese. July-August
2002
The United States withdrew from the landmark 1972
Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty on June 13. Little
pageantry or protest marked the U.S. move abrogating
the treaty and its prohibition against nationwide
missile defenses, despite often fierce debate on the
accord within Washington and around the world.
A
Russian View. Interview with Alexei Arbaton on ABM
Treaty
pbs.org, August 14, 2001
"RAY SUAREZ: Secretary Rumsfeld's Russian
counterpart, Sergei Ivanov, said his country is looking
for what he called "managed deterrence not based on
fear." Both sides have committed to continued talks
on offensive and defensive weapons."
NEW
RELATIONSHIP
pbs.org, May 22, 2002
"SIMON MARKS: In Moscow this week,
the hottest ticket in town is not for Friday's state
dinner at the Kremlin with President Bush, it's for
"Star Wars. " The new American blockbuster opened
here this past weekend, and is playing on every big
screen in the city. 11 years after the fall of the
Soviet Union, Russian moviegoers are much like moviegoers
everywhere else, captivated by Hollywood and the U.S.
entertainment industry. But stop some of them after
the show, and you'll find that many distinguish between
U.S. fiction and their perceptions of fact."
Our
State Does Not Need People, Despite the Low Birth
Rate.
Novaya Gazeta, by Lidia Grafova, July 29, 2002
Are you tired of reading and listening about
the tragedies of migrants? However, recently the problem
of migration gained a new accent - as a threat to
national security! This means a threat to each of
us. Does this mean that the state does the correct
thing virtually announcing a war to "all new migrants?
Russia’s
International Nuclear Business and the Future of the
Russian
Speech of the Russian State Duma Deputy Sergey Mitrokhin
RANSAC Congressional Seminar
Ministry of Nuclear Power
July 19, 2002
Far
East Traders Turn to Legal Businesses
The Moscow Times, By Sabrina Tavernise, July 31, 2002.
VLADIVOSTOK, Far East -- In this sleek cafe, with
exposed brick, track lighting and a chrome-rimmed
bar, you can dine on fettuccini alfredo with salmon,
sauteed mushrooms and Black Forest cake.
Russian
author refuses to answer police questions in pornography
case that has raised fears of censorship
Associated Press, By ERIC ENGLEMAN, July 29, 2002
MOSCOW - An iconoclastic Russian writer
under investigation for disseminating pornography
in his novel that depicts sexual contact between Soviet
leaders Josef Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev refused
to answer police questions Monday and called the investigation
of his writings absurd.
A
Briefing on the Dangers and Benefits of Russia’s
International Nuclear Cooperation
Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council
Congressional Strategic Stability and Security Seminar
Series
July 19, 2002
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