(28 May 1996) T/I: 11:02:31
Several Russian political figures on Monday (27/5) and Tuesday (28/5) criticised Russian President Boris Yeltsin's trip to Chechnya and Monday's hastily arranged peace plan for the country.
SHOWS:
MOSCOW, RUSSIA 28/5
Exterior building of the state Duma (lower house of Russia's parliament)
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, head of Liberal Democrats' faction of the Duma, sitting in front of a map of Russia, SOT (in Russian):"This is only because of the elections. They will go anywhere now. They will go to Afghanistan, only to stay in the power, but it won't help. Five years ago, they would have got away with such buffoonery, but not any more."
Presidential candidate and eye surgeon Svyatoslav Fedorov at a news conference.
Fedorov SOT (in English): "Yes, I think it's very nice that our president went to Grozny. I think it will give him some privilege
at the presidential elections.
Cutaway journalists.
Photographer
Fedorov SOT (in English): "I think he [Yeltsin] has a goal. The goal is to divide some treasure and to give enough oil to the Chechen people. They know they've got a chance to get a big piece of treasure and they will do that."
Russian border guard service club and museum
Plaque at the house entrance
Victor Chernomyrdin and border guard commander-in-chief Andrei Nikolayev entering the hall for special occasions
Chernomyrdin shakes hands with border guards senior commanding
officers
CU guard
WS Chernomyrdin meets officers
Chernomyrdin answering questions from journalists
Chernomyrdin SOT (in Russian): "The document has been signed. We covered a long path before we came to this day. The document is not a lengthy one, but I do believe it is of great importance."
Three soldiers of the banner guard
Chernomyrdin SOT (in Russian) :"One can say, judging the mood of [Chechen leader Zelimkhan] Yandarbiyev and those who arrived with him, they also wish this issue to be settled. We all must keep in mind and have some patience as well, but we have to bring the whole affair to the logical end. I hope and we hope all, that we would manage to stop this war."
CU soldier of the banner guard
Chernomyrdin speaking about President Yeltsin's visit to Chechnya in Russian SOT: "Boris Nikolayevich said a number of times that he would go there. The visit has been planned long time before, not yesterday. For us, it's normal. He's said so, although it is not an easy issue for us, to arrange the president's trip to this region."
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