6 August 2002 TBILISI, 5 August (Civil Georgia)–Russian President Vladimer Putin stated at a cabinet meeting on 5 August that the recent detentions of Chechen fighters by Georgian border guards was the “first sign that the Georgian authorities are thinking about combating international terrorism.”Since 3 August, Georgia has detained two groups of armed Chechens trying to enter the country from […]
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