Chechnya president rules out talks with separatist leader
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MOSCOW , Russia -- Alu Alkhanov, set to become Chechnya&#39;s president after Sunday&#39;s election, on Monday ruled out any possibility of talks with Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the  Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western  leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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NAZRAN, Russia  - Rebels in Chechnya have not  attacked Russian forces in the three days since the rebels'  fugitive leader ordered a cease-fire, a source in the  mountainous region's pro-Moscow police said on Sunday.
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Intrigue was entirely absent from Sundayâs presidential elections in Chechnya. The name of the next Kremlin-bankrolled leader of Chechnya was known days after the
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BESLAN, Russia - Russians rallied against terrorism Tuesday in response to a hostage-taking that claimed more than 350 lives, and President Vladimir Putin denied a link between Russia's policies in Chechnya and the standoff in this southern city.    In an interview late Monday with foreign journalists and academics, Putin again rejected Western calls for negotiations with Chechen rebel representatives, Britain's Guardian daily reported...
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A Russian colonel convicted of murdering  a Chechen woman has withdrawn his request for a pardon, sparing  President Vladimir Putin the uncomfortable choice of offending  either the volatile region or his military.
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Â·President was expected to turn down offer of post Â·Plan to 'continue our joint work' with Medvedev
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A Russian colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman has withdrawn his request for a pardon, sparing President Vladimir Putin the uncomfortable choice of offending either the volatile region or his military.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unannounced trip to Chechnya to honor the memory of the assassinated leader of the restive southern republic, one week before a scheduled vote to replace him.
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A leading Chechen militant has denied  assertions that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda movement is linked  to Chechen rebels fighting Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has always rejected international criticism of events in Chechnya calling them an &#39;intervention in internal affairs,&#39; but lately Putin has been gradually softening on this position.
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A Kremlin spokesman says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Riga, Latvia to meet with the French and Latvian presidents.Comment
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The Kremlin-backed president of Chechnya said Monday he was open to negotiating with rebel leaders if they could ensure that their followers make good on any commitments undertaken in peace talks.
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President Vladimir Putin depicts rebels in Chechnya as part of the international terrorist threat spearheaded by al-Qaida. But analysts say the Chechen insurgency remains largely a nationalist movement aimed at winning independence from Russia.
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Among over 20 killed separatists in combat in Chechen on Monday morning, one was identified as one of the organizers of the May 9 terrorism act in Grozny, in which Chechen President
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Armed attackers holding up to 400 people at a school in southern Russia&#39;s North Ossetia republic have refused to conduct talks with a regional Islamic leader, the Itar-Tass news agency said Wednesday.
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Opponents question the Chechnya election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vows to continue the war on rebels.