one-on-one 07/16/1995 (1995)

Topics discussed: Russia's role in the Balkans; The possibility of partnership with NATO's military alliance.

Alexei Arbatov and Alexei Mitrofanov call the countries, in their opinion, allies and partners of modern Russia.

Alexei Mitrofanov talks about the contacts of the LDPR party with representatives of the ruling elite in the Arab countries; Indicates that the governance structure that existed In the USSR it was transferred to the CIS countries, where the former representatives of the regional party committees and party committees are now in charge.

Both opponents give a negative answer, considering the likelihood of Russia joining NATO.

They talk about their vision of partnership with the Alliance.

According to Alexei Mitrofanov, the cause of the economic crisis in Russia is that after the collapse of the USSR, the powerful military-industrial complex of the Soviet Union was in fact destroyed.

Alexei Arbatov sees the stabilization of the economic situation in the country not only in the revival of the military-industrial complex - as the main buffer of the economy, But in the complex development of both social programs and industry in all sectors of the economy.

The participants of the program substantiate the role and interests of Russia in the participation of the resolution of the crisis in the Balkans.