Yeltsin blames economic crisis on "squabbling"AS Russia faces its biggest economic crisis since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, President Yeltsin has been warned by his…Sat Oct 26 1996 - 01:00
The reigns of powerTOMSK in Siberia is an unexpectedly pleasant place, tire streets of intricately carved houses shaped from the timber of the huge…Sat Oct 26 1996 - 01:00
US surgeon clarifies misleading reports on Yeltsin's healthPRESIDENT Yeltsin is to undergo his heart operation next month, the leading US surgeon, Mr Michael de Bakey, said in an interview…Wed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
Russia to lift beef counties ban when BSE fallsTHE Russian beef ban affecting exports from Tipperary, Cork and Monaghan will be lifted as soon as BSE levels there fall, according…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin calls for consensus following a stunning win by RutskoyJUST as President Yeltsin unceremoniously got rid of his former ally turned enemy, Gen Alexander Lebed, another general has popped…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Lebed the "swan" fell victim to the "snipe"THE documents produced by Russia's Interior Minister, Gen Anatoly Kulikov, to show that Gen Alexander.Mon Oct 21 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin puts Lebed posts into safe handsTHE appointment of Mr Ivan Rybkin, former speaker of the State Duma, to replace the ousted Gen Alexander Lebed as head of the…Mon Oct 21 1996 - 01:00
Right and left unite in Duma to express satisfaction at Yeltsin's sacking of LebedTHE SACKING of the Russian army's chief of staff and a full scale attack on the dismissed security chief, Gen Alexander Lebed…Sat Oct 19 1996 - 01:00
Sacked security chief knew too muchFACING open heart surgery in a month's time, President Yeltsin looked stiff and wan as he went on Russian television yesterday…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
Sacked Lebed to mount political challengeGIVING every indication that he is not about to go quietly, Gen Alexander Lebed, dismissed as Russia's security chief, has announced…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
Proposed shelling raises new radioactivity fearsIRISH aid workers led by Ms Adi Roche and Ms Ali Hewson of the Chernobyl Children's project have left the Chernobyl area for …Thu Oct 17 1996 - 01:00
President may not be fit enough to face operationALTHOUGH denied by the presidential press service, a report by the independent Moscow Radio station, Ekho Mosvy, that President…Wed Oct 16 1996 - 01:00
Contenders for Yeltsin's crown gather in shadowsWITHIN the past week, the body of an elderly woman, Mrs Anna Ichko, was found in an apartment on Moscow's Rublyovskoye Chausee…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin's Chechnya silence was not caused by illnessTHE announcement that President Yeltsin is to have heart surgery in Moscow finally explains his political inactivity.Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
Lebed plays down peace efforts despite belated support from his political mastersJUST as the Russian political establishment seemed to be uniting behind Gen Alexander Lebed's peace plan in Chechnya, Gen Lebed…Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
Lebed plan for Chechen peace heads uncertainly forwardGEN Alexander Lebed's plan for peace in Chechnya moved a small step further towards realisation yesterday when it received cautious…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Balmy weather brings city to the streetTHE weather has been unseasonably warm. Temperatures are hitting the mid to high 20s and Russians are taking to the streetsMon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Lebed peace accord gets lukewarm welcome from YeltsinTHE contrast between reactions in Moscow and Chechnya to the peace accord brought about by the Russian security chief, Gen Alexander…Mon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Kremlin pressure changes Lebed peace planIN THE first indication that his peace plan has been changed from above, Russia's security chief, Gen Alexander Lebed, has asked…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin gives Lebed go ahead to sign peace deal with ChechensPRESIDENT Yeltsin has finally broken his silence to his security chief Gen Alexander Lebed, who is due to fly today to Grozny…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin keeps strategic silence while tanks roar out of GroznyRUSSIAN troops in trucks, armoured vehicles and jeeps began to pull out of Grozny officially and, in one dramatic case, unofficially…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin snubs Lebed as general tries to submit peace plan for ChechnyaAFTER cooling his heels for a further day, Russia's security chief, Gen Alexander Lebed, received a pointed snub from President…Wed Aug 28 1996 - 01:00
Human cost of recent fighting begins to emergeTHE first official details of the human cost of the recent fighting in Chechnya began to emerge yesterdayTue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Chechen peace progress halts as Lebed returns to MoscowPROGRESS in the Chechen peace process has dramatically halted on the political and military fronts with Russia's security chief…Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Morning hopes melt in the heat of Chechen afternoonTHE television pictures were almost unbelievable: young, close cropped Russian soldiers starting out on patrols accompanied, …Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
Fears for Chechnya ceasefire lingerTHE guns were quieter in Grozny, and there was hopeSat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
"Temporary" is word used most often to describe latest ceasefireCAUTION and circumspection are the key words in MoscowSat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Lebed heads for a make or break date in GroznyGENERAL Alexander Lebed has once more gone to Grozny to try to end the war and save his political careerWed Aug 21 1996 - 01:00
"Pravda" forced to face the truth and modernise as its readership declinesIT looks almost the same but it's not the real thingThu Aug 01 1996 - 01:00
Ciller stresses commitment to full membership of EUONCE described as the world's most powerful woman, Turkey's former prime minister and currently her country's deputy prime minister…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
`New man' Yeltsin reverts to his old ways as he cancels meeting with GoreONE of the strongest images portrayed by President Yeltsin during his re-election campaign was that he was a "new man" who had…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Monk who points the holy finger at evils of `commies'THE dust has settled on what has been described as a victory for democracy, in the form of President Boris Yeltsin over communism…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Renewed Chechen war seen as part of an anti-Lebed agendaTHE CHECHEN war, Which smouldered during the presidential election campaign, has burst into flames with full-scale artillery …Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Chechen dissidents threaten to resume hostilitiesTENSION is rising in the rebel region of Chechnya, where a fragile ceasefire held during the Russian presidential campaignMon Jul 08 1996 - 01:00
Strange happenings in lead up to vital voteTHE STORY smacks of the script for a James Bond movie.Mon Jul 08 1996 - 01:00
Lebed is main butt of Moscow's post election infightingTHE DUST has hardly settled following Russia's presidential election campaign, but the political infighting has begun with the…Sat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin may ask communist rivals to join government of reconciliationPRESIDENT Yeltsin, in a victory broadcast to the Russian people, has given strong hints that communists will be coopted into …Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin election victory leaves many questions unansweredTHE euphoria of the election over, the vote declared free and fair but the overwhelming media bias strongly criticised by observers…Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin set to secure a second term as Russian PresidentWITH two thirds of the votes counted in the Russian presidential election, Mr Boris Yeltsin was well on his way to winning second…Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Strange happenings in lead up to vital voteTHE STORY smacks of the script for a James Bond movie.Thu Jul 04 1996 - 01:00
Russia today elects a president for country facing crisisRUSSIA's voters go to the polls today to elect a president whose powers are greater than those of any western political leader…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin on TV `looks like mummy from a mausoleum'PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin appeared on Russian television yesterday after a mysterious five day absence, ending his election campaign…Tue Jul 02 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin fitness causes post poll concernIT has been billed as the most important election in Russians historyTue Jul 02 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin absence fuels speculation on healthMEMBERS of President Yeltsin's team have tried to quash rumours that the President has become ill on the eve of elections following…Sat Jun 29 1996 - 01:00
Political correctness and the abuse of languageIT is impossible to measure how much influence the intemperate and jingoistic language of the tabloid press had on the rioting…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
Russian journalists condemn murderTHE president of the Russian Union of Journalists, Mr Vsevolod Bogdanov, and the head of the monitoring section of the Committee…Fri Jun 28 1996 - 01:00
Yeltsin campaign accused of using $1/2m from state fundsRUSSIA'S presidential elections tuned into a dirty fight yesterday as official campaigning for the second round got under way…Thu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Sacking of generals and Chechnya plan wipe Yeltsin's rival off TVTHE dismissal of seven generals and a partial pull out of troops in Chechnya by September have given President Yeltsin a huge…Wed Jun 26 1996 - 01:00
Lebed raises new problems for Yeltsin with `security concept'ON THE surface things look good for President YeltsinTue Jun 25 1996 - 01:00
