This attack wasn't connected with Chechnya, with Chechen separatism, with independence. It was to demonstrate that there is a big problem in the north Caucasus that includes all the republics.
This attack wasn't connected with Chechnya, with Chechen separatism, with independence. It was to demonstrate that there is a big problem in the north Caucasus that includes all the republics.
We expect the Chechen leadership finally to condemn terrorism, clearly and firmly, and to express their readiness to hand over the criminals,
The Chechen conflict is spilling into neighboring republics, escalating the process of destabilization.
The accomplishment of this objective demands a high degree of responsibility and a balanced approach in order to maintain the effectiveness of measures aimed at establishing constitutional order in the Chechen Republic and normalizing the regional situation.
I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation.
Today's crime rates, the political situation and public life allow us to hold the elections because a civil society has been built in the Chechen republic,
We will liberate our country from the occupying forces and put an end to relations between Russia and the Chechen State, no matter how difficult the task may be.
Since the second Chechen campaign started in 1999, more than 7,000 militants have given up arms. All of them were amnestied in line with Russian laws. Most of them now form units fighting crime, banditry and terrorism in the Chechen Republic.
I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that.
Second, they are very trusting people - I am saying this to you as a Chechen man. We trust everyone else, but we do not trust each other.
I was shocked and appalled by the harrowing accounts of the Chechen civilians, ... I listened to testimony of summary executions, intimidation, looting by military personnel, disproportionate use of force, attacks on civilians' convoys, rape and other violations.
And this system sorted out the Chechen war in just 20 days. This way, I used the President's power, he didn't use me. It wasn't hard for me to leave - it isn't my scene. I have nothing to do there.
We hope very much for the sake of the Russian republic and the Chechen people that there will be no return to the bloodletting.
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