Russia Reacts to Yeltsin's Successful Heart Surgery 🏥

(5 Nov 1996) T/I: 10:25:21


Kremlin officials were reported to have confirmed that Russian President Boris Yeltsin's heart surgery ended successfully on Tuesday (5/11). Most Russians learned about the operation from morning radio broadcasts on Tuesday. At Moscow's Belorussky railway station, most people wished the president well.
German model Claudia Schiffer, who is Moscow for the opening of a Revlon
boutique, also expressed sympathy for the Russian president and wished him a fast recovery.
Russian financial markets were calm early on Tuesday. Trading was light as dealers waited for the outcome of the operation.

SHOWS:

MOSCOW, RUSSIA 5/11
WS Belorussky railways station, in the centre of Moscow ;
MS Belorussky railways station ;
MS main entrance of the station ;
MS passengers looking at the timetable ;
CU old man looking at the timetable ;
MS group of women waiting for their train ;
VOX POP in Russian "We wish him happiness and good health. I wish he will recover.": (ENGLISH) "I dont think that something will happen to him"
EXt. train station;
German model Claudia Schiffer walking down corridor of building -she's in Moscow for the opening of a Revlon boutique.
SOT Claudia Schiffer at presser."I wish everything goes well. Everyone's
being saying the same thing"
C/A press;
WS of presser of Schiffer
VS shots of main Moscow stock exchange,
SOT in english from head of fund department of the commodity exchange
"We have no news that is the same as bad news. In this case we have dropped the rates, all markets"
VS shots of stock exchange

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