14 February 2002 GROZNY, 14 February (Gazeta.Ru)–According to Viktor Kazantsev, presidential envoy to the southern federal district, “Chechnya will be ready for presidential elections” by the end of the year. If the elections are held, Akhmad Kadyrov, the head of the pro-Moscow Chechen civil administration, will almost certainly be the favorite to win. Kadyrov’s relations with Bislan Gantamirov, who played […]
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