here and now №1 15.04.2000 (2000)

Guests of the program: Vladimir Bulgakov, Chief of Staff of the Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus, Colonel General.

Pavel Krasheninnikov, Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

The main topics and issues discussed in the studio: 1.1. Based on Maskhadov's statement, is a large-scale military operation being prepared in the Shatoi District? 2. You have put forward an initiative to create an independent commission on Chechnya.

Do you think that negotiations with Maskhadov can now begin? 3. About the tasks of the commission.

One of the main ones is to collect objective information about what is happening in Chechnya.

To do everything possible to normalize the situation. 4. About the readiness of the commission to negotiate with Maskhadov in any territory. 5. How will the military react to the fact that a civilian commission will be monitoring what is happening in Chechnya? 6. How well-founded is the assertion that the military is not providing objective information to the leadership? 7. What should the commission do first of all in order to facilitate the speedy normalization of the situation? 8. About personnel appointments in the Joint Group of Forces.

About the fact that Colonel General G. Troshev has been appointed commander.