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| Caucasus |
| Russia sending additional troops to Chechnya |
| 2004-05-11 |
| Gen. Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the commander of Russia's Interior Forces, said that extra military forces could be moved into Chechnya. "A reserve has been set aside so that if there are some changes, it will be possible to move in additional troops, even from outside, if some kind of unpleasant situation develops," he told Russia's NTV television. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 chechnya is part of the Russian Republic, and Afghanistan was not even part of the USSR. Afghanistan at most represented a threat to USSR control of central Asia (or so was seen at the time) while Chechen terrorists have struck repeatedly in Moscow. Their resolve to fix the problem, one way or another, is firm, though not everyone agrees with Putins approach. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-05-11 9:45:01 AM |
| #3 Has big media reported this event? |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-11 8:08:23 AM |
| #2 The media can only handle one major issue at a time, Garrison. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-05-11 8:00:04 AM |
| #1 Why is it I never read Chechnya is another Afghanistan for Russia??? |
| Posted by: Garrison 2004-05-11 4:16:51 AM |