Just announced on ABC. Peter Jennings. Surprise announcement.

KGB is now in charge. WOW... Nikolai... where are you when we need you...???

What does this mean to all of us...?

-- STFrancis (STFrancis@heaven.com), December 31, 1999

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His Prime minister is the acting president now, with elections to be held in 90 days..yup..just heard it on the news. Wow. Weird.

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), December 31, 1999.

Read about it here.

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), December 31, 1999.

We're not going to have room for these double posts. PLEASE look first.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 31, 1999.

Forget the champange. Break out the vodka comrades!

-- O Yeah? (worldpage@aol.com), December 31, 1999.

A tranfer of power just hours prior to a y2k collapse, incredible!

-- Rich (rubeliever@webtv.net), December 31, 1999.

I'm getting my bug out bag out and my horse!! Oh my gosh...this wasn't just an accident...this is a planned resignation!!!

-- Moore dinty Moore (dac@ccrtc.com), December 31, 1999.

Boris hopes Vladimir will protect him from potential persecution. If the Russian economy tanks, then Putin will become as unpopular as Yeltsin. If Russia is revived, then watch out for Putin the Powerful! I don't perceive he's keen on America.

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), December 31, 1999.