LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Boris Yeltsin dissolves Russian parliament

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

22 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:05

Description

Report on Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s dissolution of Russia’s parliament and how foreign governments have reacted to the resulting crisis and power struggle. Speakers are UK Prime Minister John Major; US Secretary of State Warren Christopher; Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev; UK Foreign Minister Douglas Hurd; UK Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind. Peter Deeley reports. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; Douglas Hurd; John Major; Peter Deeley; Warren Christopher; Andrei Kozyrev

Keywords

UK; Russia; Nuclear weapons; John Major; Civil war (concept); Boris Yeltsin; Drivetime (radio programme)

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