SHUMEIKO: YELTSIN WANTED TO DISMISS GRACHEV.

FederationCouncil chairman Vladimir Shumeiko confirmed that during the recentSecurity Council session, both he and Yeltsin spoke in favor ofdismissing Pavel Grachev as defense minister, NTV reported July9. Shumeiko said that a majority of the Security Council’s membersagreed; he did not provide any explanation why Grachev was notremoved.

Grachev’s Thrust to the South Goes Further Than Zhirinovsky’s.