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Press release, 20.03.2000
 
Grigory Yavlinsky advocates the introduction of a state of emergency in Grozny and some other areas of Chechnya.

Presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky thinks that a state of emergency should be introduced in those areas of Chechnya that lack local self-government. This refers in particular to such areas as "Grozny, which has been ruined to the core", stated Grigory Yavlinsky in a press conference in Moscow on March 20, 2000.

He added that "a state of emergency is necessary to place the situation in Chechnya onto a legal footing". Speaking about the introduction of direct presidential rule in the republic, Yavlinsky indicated that a special law must be adopted to implement this. Grigory Yavlinsky stressed once again that stability in the Northern Caucasus can only be achieved, if force is accompanied by political regulation. "I have been trying to achieve implementation of this formula for seven months already," said Grigory Yavlinsky.

"The country have already paid a huge price with the lives of many people owing to the lack of such a formula," stressed Yavlinsky. Grigory Yavlinsky also said that "liquidation of the terrorist groups and bands is an absolute imperative and is not subject to debate." "However, a normal civil life in Chechnya and political regulation there are absolutely necessary," said Yavlinsky.

Based on Interfax reports.

Grigory Yavlinsky says that a Russian-European anti-missile defence system should be created on the basis of Russian technologies and the military industrial complex of Russia

Presidential candidate and leader of Yabloko, Grigory Yavlinsky, says that a "Russian-European anti-missile defence system protecting Europe and Russia from possible terrorist threats, including nuclear threats", should be created. On March 20, presenting his presidential programme"The Break-through Strategy", Grigory Yavlinsky stressed that Russia has everything it needs to create a Russian-European anti-missile system, based on Russian technologies and the military-industrial complex of Russia.

"This is a more productive, serious and important activity than vain meetings in Brussels with talks about nothing and the constant exchange of compliments, reproaches and injuries," said Grigory Yavlinsky.

At the press conference after the presentation of the programme Yavlinsky noted that "Russia needs an anti-missile defence system targeted at protecting the country from terrorist nuclear missile attacks." "When we signed the general treaty on an anti-missile defence system, it was impossible to imagine that terrorists could have such weapons," said Yavlinsky.

Today, according to Yavlinsky, "such a threat has emerged". "But proceeding from professional military, geo-strategical and geographical grounds, Russia can create such an anti-missile system that is vitally important for a Russia, which only cooperates with the European countries." Grigory Yavlinsky also stressed that Russian technologies in this field are "far better developed and better prepared, tests showed that they achieve this task much better than American technologies".

Based on Interfax reports.

Nemtsov believes that Yavlinsky's presence in the second round of presidential elections would be useful for Russia.

One of the leaders on the Union of Right Forces and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, Boris Nemtsov, thinks that "it would be much better for Russia if Vladimir Putin and Grigory Yavlinsky got through to the second round of the presidential elections."

A possible victory of Grigory Yavlinsky over the leader of the CPRF Gennady Zyuganov would demonstrate the "final recovery of Russia", said Boris Nemtsov in an interview on March 20, 2000.

He added that it would be a "very powerful strike against communism in general and the representatives of the CPRF in the State Duma in particular." The passage into the second round of the presidential elections of Vladimir Putin and Grigory Yavlinsky would "guarantee that the country will move towards democracy and continue its transformations" and that "Russia will not face a threat of dictatorship, and that there is a chance to become a real European country," stressed Boris Nemtsov.

According to Nemtsov, passage into the second round of the Yabloko leader would also mean "the beginning of the transformations towards a socially oriented market" and "would provide a guarantee against drastic military actions."

Based on Interfax reports.

Grigory Yavlinsky: Electing Vladimir Putin as President of Russia will imply continuation of the economic policy of Yeltsin's Administration

Electing Vladimir Putin President of Russia will "mean a continuation of the "reform" policy of Yeltsin's Administration towards the establishment in Russia of a special type of economic relationship," thinks Grigory Yavlinsky.

Grigory Yavlinsky has come to this conclusion from an analysis of the "multiple declarations and certain actions (or absence of actions) of the Administration of the acting President."

Grigory Yavlinsky's article "The Economic Face of Putin" that contains this analysis was published by the "Vremya Novostei" newspaper on March 20. The aforementioned "special type of economic relationships" is based on a "deep gap between real relationships and their external legal cover;

the prevalence of administrative and criminal leverages in relationships between private economic subjects;

the key role played by private rather than public control over resources and financial flows;

extremely low degree of trust in business relationships and lack of serious intentions to create it;

orientation of all the economic subjects, including state departments involved in this activity, towards the resolution of only short-term goals."

"From this viewpoint the support, even a forced one, provided by Vladimir Putin to Russia's economic elite will mean its desire and readiness to further Yeltsin's way even without Yeltsin", stressed Grigory Yavlinsky.

Based on Interfax reports.