When the interests of Western states and those of Russia collide in the Caucasus, when the leaders of those Western states comprehend the level of danger to the entire civilized world that emanates from Russia, then they will line up and beg us Chechens to agree to end the war.
More Quotes from Aslan Maskhadov:
I understand you, but I cannot support you.Aslan Maskhadov
We will take all necessary steps to solve this horrible crime,
Aslan Maskhadov
Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group.
Aslan Maskhadov
I assure you, it would be much more pleasant for me to be an ordinary voter in peaceful Chechnya than the president of a republic at war.
Aslan Maskhadov
A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for us to be Muslims and know what jihad is.
Aslan Maskhadov
It is not advantageous for Russia in its present state to fight against Chechnya. The army is a mess. It must be made combat ready. That will take time. Russia has a lot of economic, social and political problems much more important than Chechnya.
Aslan Maskhadov
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Danger & Risk Quotes, Leadership Quotes, Leading & Managing Quotes, War & Peace QuotesBased on Keywords: caucasus, chechens, collide, emanates
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion.
William C. Bryant
He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table.
Craig Claiborne
I think no one could have made peace in Bosnia besides Holbrooke.
Michael Ignatieff