Pasko: Committed to Telling the Toxic Truth
St.Petersburg Times, Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Four years ago, Russian Navy Captain Grigory Pasko - then a military journalist - was jailed on charges of high treason for allegedly selling state secrets to Japan, primarily concerning Russia's disposal of nuclear waste. Pasko, who was a stringer for Japanese news station NHK, had filmed the dumping of liquid radioactive waste in the Sea of Japan and documented other environmental hazards created by
the Pacific Fleet.

Grigory Yavlinsky: We offer consistent opposition Interview with Grigory Yavlinsky by Sergei Trusevich and Alexander Sharov
Parlamentskaya Gazeta, December 26, 2001
Which Duma initiatives have been successful and which have failed? What position do they adhere to on fundamental issues concerning the country? What does the future hold for Russia's democratic Yabloko party? Grigory Yavlinsky answers these and some other questions.

Yabloko's 10th Congress marked by innovations on policies and party's concept Moscow
RIA "Oreanda", December 24, 2001
Moscow. Yabloko's 10th party congress of Yabloko starts in Moscow on December 22.

Yabloko leader Grigiry Yavlinsky: we come out for European way of Russia's development
RIA "Novosti" December 23, 2001
MOSCOW, December 23, 2001. /from RIA Novosti correspondent Nikolai Makarov/. The Yabloko party comes out for the European way of Russia's development, Grigory Yavlinsky, re-elected Yabloko leader, announced this at the 10th Yabloko congress on Sunday.

Grigory Yavlinsky elected as Yabloko leader again
RIA "Novosti" December 23, 2001
MOSCOW, December 23 /RIA Novosti correspondent Nicolai Makarov/ - Renowned Russian politician Grigory Yavlinsky has been elected as the Yabloko leader again. During a secret ballot on the night of December 22-23, 472 delegates of the Yabloko 10th congress supported his candidature while 33 delegates voted against him. There were abstentions. No alternative candidatures were put forward.

Xinhua
Russia's Yabloko Party Head Says It Will Enter Duma Again December 23, 2001
MOSCOW, December 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia's new Yabloko party leader Grigory Yavlinsky said Sunday that he is convinced that the party will get into the State Duma or lower house of the parliament again at the next parliamentary elections.

Vladimir Putin meets the leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky
RIA "Novosti" December 19, 2001
Vladimir Putin meets the leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky MOSCOW, DECEMBER 19, RIA NOVOSTI - On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin had a routine Kremlin meeting with Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko movement.

Yabloko Association to Become Political Party
RIA "Novosti" December 16, 2001
VMOSCOW, DECEMBER 16, 2001 (from RIA Novosti's Nikolai Makarov) -- Yabloko's Central Council is rounding off a closed-door session devoted to preparations for the next, 10th congress of this political association.

U.S. Pullout of ABM Pact Poses No Military Threat to Russia, claims Russian politiciany
Xinhua Agency - Politics December 14, 2001
MOSCOW, December 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. intention to unilaterally secede from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty does not pose a military threat to Russia, a leading Russian parliamentary activist said here Thursday.

Russia Accepts U.S. ABM Withdrawal
By DEBORAH SEWARD, Associated Press Writer, December 14, 2001
RMOSCOW (AP) - For months, top Russian officials fumed, issued threats and finally - as with so many post-Cold War strategic realities - accepted America's unilateral decision to scrap the 1972 Anti-ballistic Missile
treaty..

Putin: U.S. ABM Withdrawal a 'Mistake'
By Sarah Karush, Associated Press, December 13, 2001
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty a ``mistake'' Thursday, but said it would pose no military threat to Russia.

Putin silent as leaders vent fury over ABM opt-out
By Jon Boyle, Reuters, December 13, 2001
Russian politicians roundly condemned on Thursday Washington's impending departure from the ABM treaty, but few expected President Vladimir Putin to make a drama out of a crisis from which he should emerge unscathed.

Bush Plans ABM Treaty Withdrawal
By Barry Schweid, Associated Press, December 12, 2001
President Bush told congressional leaders Wednesday he will withdraw from a treaty considered a cornerstone of arms control but one that hampers his quest for a defense against missile attack.

Terms in Office: Two in One
By Semen Golovko Gazeta, December 10, 2001

The Democratic Assembly will discuss freedom of speech in Russia in January 2002
Press release, December 03, 2001
The discussion of freedom of speech in Russia will be the main topic of the All-Russia Democratic Assembly that will meet in Moscow in the second half of January 2002.

December 5, 2001

Opposition becomes fashionable
By Anna Zakatnova Nezavisimaya Gazeta, December 4, 2001
The law on political parties and active construction of the pro-government party force all political structures in Russia to define their positions long before the onset of the electoral campaigns. The fourth plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party last Saturday was formally dedicated to preparations for the next congress.

Yabloko will support the draft federal budget for 2002 in the third reading
Press release, November 29, 2001
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma will support the draft federal budget for 2002 in the third reading. Such a decision was adopted at the meeting of the faction on November 29, 2001. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin also participated in this meeting.