FBIS London UK Press Selection List: PMU Pressfax One

This document is a press selection list issued by FBIS London UK on July 14, 1993. It provides a summary of various news reports from Russian publications, including Izvestia, Krasnaya Zvezda, Pravda, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. The reports cover a wide range of topics relevant to the political and economic climate of Russia in mid-1993. Economic issues are prominent, with reports on harvest contributions, railroad construction in Turkmenistan, cash ruble problems, central bank interventions, and trade frictions with the West. Political developments include discussions on the new Russian constitution, the G-7 summit, and diplomatic relations with the Council of Europe. Military and security matters are also addressed, such as the Pacific Fleet's antipiracy patrols, the history of a chemical weapons destruction facility, and a documentary on the Ka-50 helicopter gunship. Additionally, the list notes a report by Litovkin regarding financial difficulties affecting the Saratov plant's development of a 'flying saucer' aircraft, which is claimed to have exceptional weight-carrying and fuel-consumption performance without the need for an airfield. Regional tensions are highlighted through reports on Cossack meetings in the Caucasus, armed groups crossing from Turkey, and the political situation in Crimea involving local leaders and the Russian Sevastopol decree.