"With democratic procedures, in such cases, you can joke, without having a Chechnya at your side. Weak Russia, the weak Russian government should all more crush this gangster nest by any sufficient funds. We will not have to choose a weak means. Otherwise it will be soaked in inevitably." "However" on "Polit.ru."

Vladimir Putin will visit Minsk tomorrow, where he will meet with Alexander Lukashenko and Prime Minister Sergei Ling. Putin will hold a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Union of Belarus and Russia (whose chairman he is), will visit the Minsk Tractor Plant.

Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov today flies to the New Zealand city of Auckland, where on September 9-10 he will take part in the ministry meeting of the forum of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. An improvement in business conditions in the region, strengthening market infrastructure, as well as strengthening public support for the APEC forum in the countries of the region will be discussed. It is assumed that Vladimir Putin will join Igor Ivanov on September 10.

After Yeltsin accused the military who allowed such successes of the Basaevites, of sloppy, Gennady Seleznev accused Yeltsin himself. According to NTV, the State Duma speaker says that "the militants were able to enter Dagestan so easily due to the acceleration of the president and the carelessness of the federal authorities."

The commander of the united group, Lieutenant General Troshev, set the task of taking Karamakhi today. In this regard, the Su-25 assault aircraft struck missile strikes, and, according to RIA Novosti, now "actively preparations for the completion of the entire operation."

During the night, the situation in the Novolak district of Dagestan did not undergo significant changes. Basaev’s detachments hold 6 villages and create a “deeply echeloned defense system” there. (I wonder what prevented the federal forces from doing this before?). Russian aviation and artillery inflicts "massive blows to the positions of militants."

Gennady Seleznev at today's press conference stated that in his opinion, the new State Duma will be "levocentric, levopatriotic." Zhirinovsky and "right" have little chance. Most likely the places will be separated by the Communist Party, the Fatherland and the Yabloko. The speaker does not believe in the possibility of simultaneously holding the parliamentary and presidential elections on December 19, as well as the possibility of the voluntary resignation of the president.

Dagestan Deputy Minister of Industry Gadzhimurat Gadzhimuratov told Interfax that the number of refugees from the Botlikh, Buinak and Novolak districts exceeded twenty thousand. They are located throughout the territory of the plain Dagestan, they receive help both at the federal level (Ministry of Emergencies and the Migration Service), so on and at the local, from organizations and enterprises of Dagestan. Help from the administration of the Saratov region and the Moscow City Hall.

The volume of trading on the RTS today amounted to $ 4,250,000, the index dropped by 0.22% and amounted to 104.69.

From the evening tape you will learn about the opinion of the American Senator regarding the scandal around Bank of New York and that Russia sends a “very serious” delegation to the United States; that all forces in Dagestan are transferred to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense; that Rurgaz does not intend to buy Gazprom shares, however, perhaps, will participate in the joint construction of the gas pipeline.

According to ITAR-TASS, in addition to meeting with Putin, Boris Yeltsin also plans to meet today with a freshly deputy head of his administration Igor Shabdurasulov.

The official ruble exchange rate in relation to the US dollar, declared by the Bank of Russia on September 8, is 25.79 rubles/dollars, compared to the previous day, the ruble exchange rate increased by 0.12%.

The scandal around "Bank of New York" happened because "Boris Yeltsin's regime has already overwhelmed the cup of patience around the world," said Grigory Yavlinsky.

“If the president accuses the military, let him first say that he himself specifically as the head of the country and the Supreme Commander -in -Chief did to prevent the beginning of hostilities in the North Caucasus,” the chairman of the Duma defense committee Popkovich told Interfax.

Alexander Lebed can not achieve control over the Achinsky clay plant. Today, the temporary manager of the company Nail Nasrov, representing the interests of KrAZ and considered by the "person of Bykov" refused to submit to the order of Lebed to leave his post.