here and now №1 23.01.2000 (2000)

Guests of the program: Sergey Yastrzhembsky, assistant to the acting President of the Russian Federation.

Valery Manilov, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General.

The main topics and questions discussed in the studio: 1. What can be done to restore trust in military statistics on Chechnya? 2. On the need to provide information only from official sources. 3. On the lack of a legal framework for regulating the activities of the media in emergency situations and military operations, in particular. 4. On unreliable information used by some TV channels. 5. On the upcoming report to PACE on the situation in Chechnya tomorrow. 6. How can we avoid losing partners and find new allies?

An excerpt from the program from 25.01.2000. The opinion of N. Sharansky, Minister of the Interior of Israel. 7. Why can't we explain our position as simply and clearly as Israel does? 8. On the need to use new technologies for objective information. 9. How long will the military part of the operation in Chechnya continue?