Ex-members of CPM feel aggrieved that they are being demonised although they too played a major role in achieving independence. ...
Kadyrov talks about slain human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, whom some regard as the latest victim of Kadyrov's and the Kremlin's policies.
...The Chechen president talks his relations with the Kremlin, last year's Russia-Georgia war, and accusations that he is responsible for the deaths of many of his critics. ...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says major international organizations have to recognize Abkhazia's independence before sending their observers to the region.
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