Evgeny Bovkun, Bonn: Relations with German leaders in Vladimir Putin are difficult to develop. He probed the possibility of his visit to Germany last summer, after Yeltsin introduced a promising St. Petersburg politician into the government. But the German Foreign Ministry did not show interest in him. A secondary question about the trip arose in January, and again - a misfire. And since March, the Russian side forced Berlin to languish with expectation.

Lev Roitman: The Pope John Pavel the Second kisses the land of the country where his leg stepped. It is apparently not destined to kiss Russia with an elderly and physically weak dad.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. It participates in it: Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the Democratic Russia party Ruslan Linkov, lawyer Henry Reznik, who reads the statement of Vladimir Gusinsky; Radio Liberty correspondents: Mumin Shakirov and Elena Fanailova - in Moscow; Victor Rezunkov - in St. Petersburg; Ashot Amirjanyan - in Berlin.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Thursday denied reports that in the entire Russian group participating in hostilities in the North Caucasus, the payments of the so -called “combat money” were discontinued . We are talking about daily payments of 810 rubles to ordinary soldiers and 1020 rubles to officers. From June 1, payments were discontinued only by those servicemen who are located on the plain part of Chechnya in the Naderechny, Shelkovsky and Naursky districts.

The program is conducted by Tengiz Gudava. It participates in it: Special representative of Aslan Maskhadova, Ambassador of Ichkeria to Denmark - Usman Firzauli, and Law commentator Radio Liberty Lev Roitman. Tengiz Gudava: The worst in the Chechen events of our days - they are not legally normalized. There are crimes, but there are no punishments, for there are no relevant laws ... or precedents ..., or courts ..., or simple desire ...

Yesterday, at the European Football Championship, matches of the second circle of group tournament began . In the group "B", the Italian team in Brussels won 2-0 football players of the Belgium football players tournament. The balls scored Francesco Totti and Stefano Fjor. After this victory, the Italians, having gained 6 points, practically guaranteed themselves a way out in the second stage of the competition.

Yuri Zhigalkin, New York: American politicians resort to extremely strict terminology, condemning the arrest of Vladimir Gusinsky. They consider this act one of the series of events testifying to the growing neglect of the observance of human rights in Russia from the time of the coming to power of Vladimir Putin.

Aya Kuga, Belgrade: The military prosecutor presented the Yugoslav journalist Miroslav Filippovich an accusation of espionage and the spread of false information. The 49-year-old Miroslav Filippovich from the city of Kralevo has been contained in the military pre-trial detention center from May 22. In early May, he was already detained, but then he was released. During the arrest, his texts were seized from the journalist, which should obviously serve as evidence of his supposedly spy activity.

Elena Bonner about the arrest of Vladimir Gusinsky. The arrest is not only a measure of restraint, but also a measure of influence - both on the arrested and to no less, in this case, on the whole society. It is absolutely undeniable for me that this is not a financial business, but a matter aroused for political reasons. We could name dozens of financiers who, with the same success, if it were a purely financial business, could be arrested on the same lawless foundations.

Aya Kuga, Belgrade: The administration of Serbia again refused to release Slobodan Milosevich, fearing that he could put pressure on witnesses or leave the country. Slobodan Miloshevich proposed to transfer property as a deposit - two of his houses in Belgrade, however, the court decided that the price of this real estate is much lower than the amount of which the former president of Yugoslavia was accused of illegal assignment.

English endocrinologists have developed a method of early diagnosis of preeclampsia, one of the most dangerous complications of the pregnancy process . This disease is characterized by a sharp increase in blood pressure, which is usually accompanied by severe impaired renal and liver functions.

Boris Siberian, Stavropol: In the Stavropol Territory, a trial was held by terrorists who were about to blow up Vesheva and Food markets in Pyatigorsk. The trial of terrorists in the Stavropol Territory is not held for the first time. Only in this case the bandits were arrested before the crime.

Interview with Aslan Maskhadov Radio Liberty. Aslan Maskhadov: I would like to say the following about the French journalist Brice Flétiaux: I am sincerely glad that he returned to his family and colleagues, to his homeland. I do not absolve myself of responsibility and apologize to his family, colleagues and the people of France. Criminals have no nation and no state.

Memory of Grigory Gorin. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Marina Timasheva and actor Igor Kvasha tell about Grigory Gorin. An excerpt from the program “over the barriers” is given - the conversation of Ivan Tolstoy with Grigory Gorin, recorded in March 1998. The host of the Liberty Live program Andrey Sharry: The famous Russian playwright Grigory Gorin died on June 15 at the 61st year of his life from a heart attack. He will be buried in Moscow on June 19.

Interview with Aslan Maskhadova Radio Liberty. Aslan Maskhadov: I would like to say about the French journalist Bris Fleto as follows: I am sincerely glad that he returned to his family and colleagues, to his homeland. I do not relieve myself of responsibility and apologize to his family, colleagues and the people of France. The criminals have no nation and the state.