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Anchor: Today Vladimir Putin met the leaders of the Duma factions.
Today Grigory Yavlinsky and Nikolai Kharitonov are in our studio:
they both attended this meeting. Was there anything unexpected
in what President told today?
Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko faction: His words today corresponded
to the general policies adopted by Russia on September 11. They
were termed more clearly, but the general line remained unchanged.
Anchor: Do you think such a position is sufficient?
Yavlinsky: As well as being a well-considered and reasonable,
for the first time
this position clearly and fully characterises the obligations
our country undertakes now.
Anchor: When you met today President Vladimir Putin, did you
know that he was going to make a statement? Did he discuss some
items of the address he read out with you?
Kharitonov: He may have planned a detailed speech, but then decided
to consult with representatives of the legislative authorities,
the State Duma and the Federation Council. The meeting lasted
for two hours, all the leaders of factions and deputies' groups
were given a chance to speak, the representatives of the Federation
Council were given a chance to speak and at the end the President
clearly formulated almost all the items of the statement we heard
later. While the majority of us supported him, I said in my speech,
for example, that obviously until the first explosion of a US
bomb in Afghanistan the actions of the President and the leadership
of the county will be of one kind, and then, probably, Russia's
actions in the conditions close to military combat will follow.
Anchor: Is there a threat of Russia's involvement in the conflict
in Afghanistan?
Kharitonov: Virtually all the speakers warned the country's leadership
against involvement in the whirlpool of war, that the United States
was virtually going to involve the Russian Federation in.
Anchor: In your opinion, is such close interaction with Afghan
field commanders today fight in the North of Afghanistan dangerous?
This is also expensive, as it requires the shipment of ammunition
and weapons to the Northern Alliance, and all this costs money.
Yavlinsky: Such a situation is dangerous in general. We have
supported the Northern Alliance before, and it was in our interests,
as in this way we protected our borders and our interests in Tajikistan,
and you know that our troops have been stationed there for a very
long time already. Today this is our real participation in the
international action against terror, terrorism, and that is our
task: it may be expensive, but there is no other solution.
Anchor: Did not it look strange to you, that there were also
words about Chechnya in Putin's statement?
Yavlinsky: I think that the President did not say anything new
about Chechnya today: he has from the very outset demanded mandatory
surrender of weapons. I don't know what the prospects of this
may be and what use can this bring, but there is nothing new here
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Acts
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