RUSSIAN MINERS HAVE “NO CONFIDENCE” IN YELTSIN.

The Miners of Russia movement said June 21 that it had no confidence in the government of President Boris Yeltsin Interfax reported. Russian television reported the same day that officials in coal areas fear a social explosion as mines continue to be closed. The local officials are pressing Moscow to create new jobs for displaced miners.

Grachev Now “Regrets” Lebed’s Departure.