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Press-archive, February 2000
February 01, 2000

Grigory Yavlinsky: "Russia and Europe need a joint anti-missile umbrella"

The leader of the Yabloko association, Grigory Yavlinsky, advocates a revision of the Soviet-American anti-missile defence treaty (signed in 1972) and the creation of a joint Russian-European anti-missile defence.

February 02, 2000

Yabloko successfully collects signatures to support the presidential candidacy of Grigory Yavlinsky

Yabloko is successfully collecting signatures to support Grigory Yavlinsky's candidacy for president.

About 400,000 signatures from the required 500,000 have already been collected so far. Local organisations of the Yabloko party have been collecting signatures for Grigory Yavlinsky.

Yabloko is ready to offer its economic programme to Boris Gromov, Governor of Moscow Region

The Yabloko party is ready to offer its economic programme to Boris Gromov, the new Governor of Moscow Region, and help, if required, in its implementation.

The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky meets the US State Secretary Madelene Albright

Economic problems, issues related to the anti-missile defence system and the situation in Chechnya were among the problems discussed at a meeting between Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky and the US State Secretary Madelene Albright.

February 04, 2000

Yabloko thinks that Russian leadership is applying triple standards to manifestations of nationalism

The First Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma thinks that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RF is demonstrating three approaches to manifestations of nationalism in the upper echelons of power in different countries: acceptance of Russian nationalism, a reprimand for nationalism in the Baltic states and tolerance of Austrian nationalism.

February 08, 2000

The Yabloko faction will propose raising the issue of the journalist Andrei Babitsky in the Duma

The Yabloko faction plans to propose to the State Duma that it consider as part of the parliamentary hour on February 9, 2000 the additional issue of the fate of Andrei Babitsky, a journalist from the “Svoboda” radio station, who was arrested in Chechnya and then exchanged for Russian military captives.

February 09, 2000

“Koziyed” (CO-mmunists, the ZI-rynovsky faction and "Yed-instvo" - the Unity) refuses to discuss the Babitsky issue

At a meeting of the State Duma on February 9, 2000, representatives of the Union of Right–Wing Forces and Yabloko factions – Boris Nemtsov and Sergei Ivanenko - proposed discussing as part of the “government hour” in the Duma a separate issue related to the arrest and exchange of the journalist from the “Svoboda” radio station Andrei Babitsky.

February 15, 2000

Yabloko thinks that the Soviet debt restructuring terms are unfavourable for Russia.

Yabloko thinks that the Soviet debt restructuring terms are unfavourable for Russia. This is how the Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko faction commented on the agreement with the London Club of creditors secured by the First Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov on February 13, 2000.

February 16, 2000

The St Petersburg branch of Yabloko proposes that the Union of Right-Wing Forces agree on candidates for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg

The St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko has suggested that the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) agree on candidates in two electoral districts for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg scheduled for May 14, 2000.

Yabloko’s leader Grigory Yavlinsky thinks that the election of Vladimir Lukin as Deputy Speaker of the Duma has bolstered parliament significantly.

The leader of the Yabloko faction, Grigory Yavlinsky, thinks that electing Vladimir Lukin Deputy Speaker of the Duma has bolstered parliament's position significantly.

February 18, 2000

Yabloko supports the idea of parliamentary hearings on corruption in the RF and US financial structures

Yabloko supports the idea of parliamentary hearings in the State Duma on corruption in the RF and US financial structures, related to the money laundering through the Bank of New York.

February 19, 2000

Grigory Yavlinsky is registered as presidential candidate

On Saturday, February 19, 2000, the Central Electoral Commission of the RF registered Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko party, as presidential candidate.

February 27, 2000

The leaders of St Petersburg branches of Yabloko and “Democratic Russia” back Sergei Stepashin in his decision to run for Governor of St. Petersburg

Chairman of the Political Council of the St Petersburg branch of Yabloko and Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko faction in the Duma Igor Artemyev supports the decision of ex-Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin to run for Governor of St. Petersburg.

Igor Artemyev is elected Deputy Chairman of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma

Chairman of the Political Council of the St Petersburg branch of Yabloko, Igor Artemyev was elected Deputy Chairman (in charge of legislative work) of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma.

Grigory Yavlinsky declares that his views on the Chechen problem differ to those of Vladimir Putin

In the State Duma, the leader of the Yabloko faction, Grigory Yavlinsky said that a number of very important issues were discussed during a meeting held in the Kremlin on Saturday 26, 2000, between the acting President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the Duma factions, including the situation in Chechnya, economic policy and vodka prices.

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