Yavlinsky reacted to Yeltsin's disease: he believes that Primakov should make an appeal to the people over the next day and explain what is happening to Yeltsin. Yavlinsky complains that none of the officials has given intelligible information about the state of health of the president, and it seems to him “on some indirect signs” that the president’s health situation is more serious than usual.

"Time MN" about the upsetting diagnosis of Boris Yeltsin - the incompetence of his attending doctors is now beyond doubt; “MK” about the relationship between Yeltsin and Luzhkov - “The wall of hypocrisy collapsed”; The Budget Committee recommends that the Duma adopt a law on the Central Bank, in which its powers are very limited - the Central Bank objects; The impeachment commission cannot continue the meeting - Glazyev is busy all the time; "New Gazeta" about the budget from which the Communist

The Brazilian Central Bank announced that he was radically changing policies regarding the Brazilian currency and will no longer defend Real. From today, Real has been living by itself, and its value is determined exclusively by a market conjuncture. The Central Bank will only occasionally allow itself to become the subject of the market, in case of emergency (to prevent radical changes in the cost of a “black Tuesday” currency). Most Western economists welcomed this statement.

Today, the House of Lords renews the hearing in the Pinochet case. At the insistence of the prosecutors and lawyers of Pinochet, the number of judges has increased - now these are seven members of the upper house of the British parliament instead of five.

According to Polit.ru, on Friday, the Ministry of Heads submitted Primakov a note on the creation of a state oil company in which the remains of oil state property would be combined.

Maslyukov about the budgetary requirements of the IMF; Vladimir Ryzhkov about Yeltsin, second readings on budget and about himself; latest news from the State Duma Budget Committee; Chubais’s lawsuit against Dorenko is not satisfied again; These and other details of today are in the third issue of the monitor

The head of the UN Commission on Military Crimes, Louise Arbor, was not allowed today in Kosovo to investigate the murder of 45 Albanians. Louise Arbor, who was traveling by car from Macedonia, accompanied by OSCE employees, stopped the Serbian police on the border and did not let go further, saying that she knew who the Arbor is, but has an order not to miss her. Arbor returned to Macedonia. So far, meetings of the NATO special comedies, OSCE, UN and anyone do not bring any results.

Vladimir Ryzhkov, first deputy speaker of the Duma, said that he would agree to take the vacant seat of the leader of the NDR faction in parliament if deputies make such a decision. Let us remember that this place has been empty since the end of last year, when the faction council fired Alexander Shokhin from this position, who staged a small riot and tried to beat Chernomyrdin to Mikhalkov.

Already passed for almost a day since Yeltsin was taken to the Central Design Bureau, but it really is not known. The only thing that journalists have the diagnosis and numerous statements of Yakushkin, which, of course, no one believes and who himself probably knows little knows. Doctors are silent so far. At 11.30, a medical consultation should take place, then, perhaps, doctors will say something.

The cardiac surgeon Renat Akchurin, who operated on Yeltsin two years ago, says that “Yeltsin’s ulcer is most likely caused by stress,” Echo of Moscow reports. According to him, the ulcer is not related to cardiac problems and should not affect the work of the heart muscle. Nevertheless, Akchurin noted that he had not watched Yeltsin for 7-8 months and therefore did not have accurate information about his health.

Igor Artemyev, the first vice-governor of St. Petersburg, laid an application on Yakovlev’s table on the resignation “of his own free will”, which was immediately satisfied. Artemyev, a member of Yabloko, took the post of vice-governor in accordance with the election agreement between Yabloko and candidate for governors Yakovlev: Support of Yabloko in exchange for one of the key posts. However, now there is a conflict between Yabloko and Yakovlev, and Yabloko urgently recalls its people.

Luzhkov, upon arrival in Stockholm, did not slow to react to the Yeltsin ulcer, saying that the very fact of hospitalization of the president was not a surprise for him. The diagnosis seems more amazing Luzhkov, apparently he expected bronchitis or pigs. He also said literally the following: "Society and the state must receive an answer from the president, as he himself intends to solve this problem."

Interfax reports that not only Boris Nikolaevich has health problems: this morning, the chairman of the Duma Security Committee of Viktor Ilyukhin was taken to the hospital due to the exacerbation of the kidney -stone disease. In the morning, he called the hospital to the impeachment commission, where, as you know, he takes an active part, and said that he could not be today. Ilyukhin called from which hospital, no one knows yet.

Maslyukov, as you know, who returned from the United States with nothing and even ahead of schedule, commenting on his unsuccessful trip, called on journalists not to dramatize the relationship between the Russian government and the IMF. He said that, despite the fact that the IMF has a number of complaints about the Russian budget, “in a personal conversation, Fischer was not so categorical.” Not in a personal conversation, Fischer said that the IMF will not give loans to Russia yet.

Today there was a meeting between the Chairman of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Bill Jordan, and the leadership of the FNPR and industry trade union leaders. here . You can read the transcript of the meeting