The Russian President answered questions put to him by chief correspondents of the leading US media accredited in Moscow. The questions covered the entire spectrum of international problems, in particular the situation in Afghanistan and Chechnya, and also Vladimir Putin’s forthcoming visit to the United States and his talks with George Bush. Participants in the meeting included journalists from the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Time, NBC, CBS and CNN, The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Wall Street Journal.
The conversation took place in the Kremlin Library and lasted for about two hours.