Vladimir Lukin: American diplomacy did not achieve big results at the Shanghai summit
Press release, October 22, 2001
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma from the Yabloko faction Vladimir Lukin thinks that the recent summit meeting in Shanghai had "great psychological value". "Twenty states of the world that perform half of the world's trade clearly expressed their support for the fight against terrorism," noted Lukin in an interview with journalists on Monday October 22, 2001...

Grigory Yavlinsky believes that terrorism should be fought not only with weapons but also with intellect
Press release, October 22, 2001
The fight against terrorism implies, together with inevitable military actions, implementation of a broad-scale philosophical and educational programme, thinks the leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky.

Yabloko and the Kurchatov [Nuclear Power] Institute will cooperate in working out the economic concept of developing and improving the safety of the nuclear energy sector
Press release, October 24, 2001
The leader of the Yabloko party and its faction in the State Duma Grigory Yavlinsky and the President of the Russian Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" agreed on cooperation in working the concept of economic development and ensuring safety in the nuclear energy sector in Russia - one of the areas of activity of the institute.

Most of the deputies of the State Duma refuse to take care of the nuclear safety of the country
Press release, October 24, 2001
"A doubtful benefit for the President" - that is how the Coordination Council of the Yabloko and Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) factions called today's refusal of the parliamentary majority to include an agreed candidate from the Yabloko and Union of Right-Wing Forces Sergei Mitrokhin in the State Commission for Control over the Imports of Spent Nuclear Fuel into Russia.

Yabloko supports the actions of the President of the Russian Federation on the international arena and sets economic proposals
Press release, October 24, 2001
The Yabloko party supports the international policies adopted by the President of the Russian Federation regarding the acts of terror in the USA on September 11, 2001. This was confirmed by the leader of the Yabloko party Grigory Yavlinsky after the meeting of the President of Russia with the leaders of the Duma factions and deputies groups which took place in the Kremlin on October 23, 2001.

On Monday October 22, 2001, a ceremony of granting awards to the winners and laureates of the All-Russia Contest of Regional Journalists "Against All Odds" took place in Moscow
Press release, October 22, 2001

Grigory Yavlinsky proposes several measures to fight the reasons for terrorism
Press release, October 17, 2001

Vladimir Lukin doubts that the OSCE or the UN will send their peacemakers to Abkhazia
Press release, October 16, 2001
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma from the Yabloko faction Vladimir Lukin does not rule out the possible early withdrawal of the Russian peace-making military contingent from Abkhazia.

Sergei Ivanenko: Igrunov left, because he lost
Press release, October 15, 2001
“Vyacheslav Igrunov lost the battle for power in the party, that is why he left,” First Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko told journalists. “I think that the struggle within the party for the top posts is a very good thing, proof of our force and our influence,” said Ivanenko.

Sergei Mitrokhin responds to criticism of the party by the former head of the Moscow branch of Yabloko Vyacheslav Igrunov
Press release, October 15, 2001
Negative statements about the Yabloko party from the former leader of the Moscow organisation of Yabloko Vyacheslav Igrunov are related to his loss of influence and authority in the party, believes Ideology Secretary of the Yabloko party and deputy of the State Duma Sergei Mitrokhin.

Grigory Yavlinsky will participate in the international conference “Forum 2000”
Press release, October 14, 2001
On October 15-18, 2001 the leader of the Yabloko party Grigory Yavlinsky will participate in the annual international conference “Forum 2000”. The conference has been held in Prague under the protectorate of the President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel since 1997.

Sergei Ivanenko: due to government inaction of with production-sharing agreements, the government missed out on USD 10 billion over the past five years
Press release, October 12, 2001

Parliamentary commission rates the government's performance in implementation of production-sharing agreements as poor
Press release, October 12, 2001

Vladimir Lukin: participation of the Russian armed forces in the military operations of the USA and Great Britain in Afghanistan is out of the question

Press release, October 08,2001

The Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the Yabloko faction Vladimir Lukin said in an interview to journalists (on Monday 8 September 2001) that participation of the Russian armed forces in the military operations of the USA and Great Britain in Afghanistan is out of the question. At the same time he noted that “we should combine our international efforts to combat international terrorism.”

Yabloko supports the Russian government’s stance on the military actions in Afghanistan

Press release, October 08,2001

The Yabloko faction supports Russia’s stance on military actions in Afghanistan, said Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko in an interview with journalists on Monday, October 8, 2001.

Sergei Ivanenko: the military actions in Afghanistan will not lead to a collapse of the world economy

Press release, October 08,2001

The military actions in Afghanistan will not lead to a collapse of the world economy and sharp fluctuations in the dollar rate. This opinion was expressed by the Deputy head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko in an interview with journalists on Monday, October 8, 2001.

Vladimir Lukin: the Russian military forces should not participate in US military operations in Afghanistan

Press release, October 07,2001
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (the Yabloko faction) Vladimir Lukin thinks that the Russian military forces should not directly participate in the military operations of the US in Afghanistan.

Grigory Yavlinsky: the final resolution of the terrorist problem can only be political
Press release, October 08,2001
The leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky said that the beginning of the military operation of the US in Afghanistan was predictable, in view of recent developments.

Yabloko considers it necessary to increase financing for border guards

Press release, October 05,2001
The Yabloko Association considers it necessary to increase considerably financing for the border guards services of Russia. Such a statement was issued by deputy of the State Duma from Yabloko Alexander Shishlov at a press conference in St. Petersburg on October 5, 2001.

Yabloko proposes that the government spend additional 2002 budget revenues on the most important strategic tasks of the country
Press release, September 27,2001
The draft federal budget for 2002 amended by the government has taken into consideration virtually all of Yabloko’s proposals regarding additional revenues (that are unrelated to oil prices), that were not included in the first variant of the budget.

The Yabloko faction submitted to the government an alternative draft budget for 2002

Press release, September 27,2001
On September 27, 2001, the Yabloko faction submitted to the government an alternative draft budget for 2002.
The Yabloko faction has been drafting alternative budgets for three
years now. This time a long-term plan for the next three years has been added to Yabloko s draft. The document is entitled Proposals of the Yabloko Association for Changes to the Financial Plan, as well as Corrections to the Main Directions of the Tax and Budget Policies of the Government of the Russian Federation for 2002-2004 .

Grigory Yavlinsky: the Yabloko faction may support the main parameters of the draft budget for 2002 in the first reading
Press release, September 27, 2001
The Yabloko faction may support the main parameters of the draft budget for 2002 in the first reading, said the leader of the Yabloko faction Grigory Yavlinsky at press conference in Moscow on Thursday, September 27, 2001.

Grigory Yavlinsky is positive about the development of a multi-party system in Russia
Press release, September 27, 2001
“More parties that are good and different!” said Yavlinsky in response to a question about his attitude to the process of party-building in Russia at a press conference on Thursday September 27, 2001.