Until fighting ends and there are conditions, which allow the free expression of will by the people, there can be no elections and elections are not held in these circumstances anywhere in the world.
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Western States keep playing with, and around, Russia.
Kamikazes must also be subordinated to a State discipline.
Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group.
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We need to develop normal ties so that we won't have to wage war anymore
I appeal to those who... have decided to go down the path of martyrdom, ... I understand you, but I cannot support you.
The war is ending, for the first time in the history of relations between Moscow and Grozny, and the era of peace is starting.
I appeal to those who, under force of the most difficult sufferings and losses, have decided to go down the path of martyrdom
I understand you, but I cannot support you.
We will take all necessary steps to solve this horrible crime
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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