President Putin said that the situation in Chechnya had stabilized and that the threat of large-scale military actions by the insurgents had been practically eliminated. On the other hand, he said the power structures had failed to fulfill all of their objectives. In particular, the president said the most dangerous rebel warlords have not been neutralized, the channels of arms and supplies and finances to the rebels have not been completely cut off and foreign mercenaries are still getting into Chechnya.
First you kill them. Then you build roads and drill wells. |