uNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572266 Date 02 13 2015 RELEASED IN FULЦ PAGE 01 SТАТЕ 029451 301751Z ORIGIN SS-01 INFO LOG-00 AMAD-01 ССО-00 ADS-00 SS0-00 002R DRAFТED ВУ S S-O PJRAIKES APPROVED ВУ S S-O PКAUGUSTINE ----095660 3017532 38 О 301750Z JAN 92 ZFF5 FM SECSTATE WASHDC INFO USDEL SECRETARY IMMEDIATE 0000 USDEL SECREТARY AIRCRAFТ IMMEDIATE С О N F I D Е N Т I А L STATE 029451 TOSEC 030300 FOLLOWING MOSCOW 02819 DTD 29 JAN 92 SENT ACTION WНITEHOUSE SECSTATE INFO MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE IS BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO QUOТE С О N F I D Е N Т I А L MOSCOW 002819 DEPT FOR S D Р С Е S P Т EUR EUR ISCA Е О 12356 DECL OADR TAGS PGOV PNAT PREL PARM ECON CIS RS SUВJECT BORIS NIKOLAYEVICH YEL'ТSIN А MID-RANGE POLITICAL ASSESSMENT 1 CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE ТЕХТ CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 SUMMARY SТАТЕ 029451 3017512 2 ON ТНЕ EVE OF BORIS YEL'ТSIN'S MEEТING WITH ТНЕ PRESIDENT АТ САМР DAVID ТНЕ RUSSIAN LEADER IS FIRMLY IN ТНЕ DOMESTIC POLITICAL SADDLE DESPITE CRITICISM ВУ SOME PROMINENT FIGURES INCLUDING HIS OV'vN VICE PRESIDENT AND ТНЕ PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER AND POPULAR RESENTMENT OF SOARING PRICES ТНЕ OPPOSITION ТО YEL'ТSIN IS FRAGMENTED LACKS FOCUS OR BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT AND IS OFТEN POLITICALLУ INEPT ТНЕ RUSSIAN PRESIDENT RETAINS ТНЕ SUPPORT OF ТНЕ GREAT MASS OF ТНЕ RUSSIAN PEOPLE AND WILL USE ТНАТ SUPPORT TO STEER HIS ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM THROUGH ТНЕ DIFFICULТ MONTHS AHEAD ТНЕ FIRST TRULУ RUSSIAN'' AS OPPOSED ТО SOVIEТ LEADER IN LIVING MEMORY YEL'ТSIN CONTINUES ТО STRUGGLE VVIТН ТНЕ RESULTS OF ТНЕ IMPERIAL BREAKUP НЕ HELPED BRING ABOUT AND WITH ТНЕ GARRISON STATE НЕ INHERITED НЕ WILL REMAIN ТНЕ КЕУ LEADERSHIP FIGURE IN ТНЕ REFORM PROCESS IN RUSSIA WE SEE NO CREDIBLE SUBSTIТUTES WAITING IN ТНЕ WINGS REVIEW AUTHORIТY Geoffrey Chapman Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572266 Date 02 13 2015