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Vladimir Putin Inspects Chechen Troops Gearing Up To Fight Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and volunteers readying to fight Ukraine, the Kremlin said, in what was Putin's first trip in 13 years to the North Caucasus republic.
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Chechen Leader Drives Armed Tesla Cybertruck, Plans To Send It to Ukraine
The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he would send it to the Ukraine conflict zone.
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Chechnya War To Wagner Group's Mutiny: Key Events In Putin's Life
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine and a mutiny by the Wagner rebels who backed him, AFP looks at key moments in Vladimir Putin's rule.
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One Day I Plan To Set Up My Own Private Military Firm, Says Putin's Ally
Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries.
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Suspect In French Teacher Beheading Was 18-Year-Old Of Chechen Origin: Report
The man suspected of beheading a French teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the prophet Mohammed was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia's southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on Saturday.
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Vladimir Putin's Party Dominates In Russia Parliament Vote
Russia's ruling United Russia party on Sunday cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin to glide to a fourth term in 2018 elections, partial results showed.
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Bomb Blast Injures 6 Policemen In Russia's Chechnya Region
Six police officers were wounded in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint in Russia's Chechnya region today, authorities said.
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In Vladimir Putin's Russia, West Blamed for Boris Nemtsov's Murder
Kremlin opponent Boris Nemtsov's blood was barely dry on the Moscow sidewalk before powerful Russians came up with a startlingly clear conclusion: that the West was to blame.
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Islamic Militants Attack Chechen Capital; 20 Dead
Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya's capital on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia's vulnerability.
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At least 20 Killed in Fighting in Russia's Chechnya
Gunmen attacked a police post and stormed a building on Thursday in Grozny, capital of Russia's southern province of Chechnya, killing 10 policemen in clashes in which 10 of the attackers were also killed.
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Gun Battle Breaks Out in Chechen Capital, 9 Dead
A gun battle broke out today in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, leaving at least three traffic police officers and six gunmen dead, authorities said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Four Police in Russia's Chechnya: Agencies
A suicide bomber killed four police officers and injured four more on Sunday during festivities for a local holiday in Grozny, the capital of Russia's troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported.
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Ukraine Forces 'Completely Clear' Part of Separatist East from Rebels
Ukraine claimed it had regained control of swathes of the separatist east on Friday even as Washington expressed concern over the appearance of fighters from Russia's war-ravaged region of Chechnya among the insurgents.
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Ukraine Sees Russia as Source of Insurgent Threat
As separatists conceded that militants from Russia's province of Chechnya had joined the rebellion, a Ukrainian government official cautioned Wednesday that its borders had become a "front line" in the crisis.
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Russian Islamic video threatens Sochi Olympics
An Islamic militant group in Russia's North Caucasus claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd last month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Vladimir Putin Inspects Chechen Troops Gearing Up To Fight Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and volunteers readying to fight Ukraine, the Kremlin said, in what was Putin's first trip in 13 years to the North Caucasus republic.
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Chechen Leader Drives Armed Tesla Cybertruck, Plans To Send It to Ukraine
The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he would send it to the Ukraine conflict zone.
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Chechnya War To Wagner Group's Mutiny: Key Events In Putin's Life
From the rise of the former KGB officer to the Kremlin to his invasion of Ukraine and a mutiny by the Wagner rebels who backed him, AFP looks at key moments in Vladimir Putin's rule.
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One Day I Plan To Set Up My Own Private Military Firm, Says Putin's Ally
Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries.
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Suspect In French Teacher Beheading Was 18-Year-Old Of Chechen Origin: Report
The man suspected of beheading a French teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the prophet Mohammed was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia's southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on Saturday.
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Vladimir Putin's Party Dominates In Russia Parliament Vote
Russia's ruling United Russia party on Sunday cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin to glide to a fourth term in 2018 elections, partial results showed.
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Bomb Blast Injures 6 Policemen In Russia's Chechnya Region
Six police officers were wounded in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint in Russia's Chechnya region today, authorities said.
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In Vladimir Putin's Russia, West Blamed for Boris Nemtsov's Murder
Kremlin opponent Boris Nemtsov's blood was barely dry on the Moscow sidewalk before powerful Russians came up with a startlingly clear conclusion: that the West was to blame.
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Islamic Militants Attack Chechen Capital; 20 Dead
Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya's capital on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia's vulnerability.
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At least 20 Killed in Fighting in Russia's Chechnya
Gunmen attacked a police post and stormed a building on Thursday in Grozny, capital of Russia's southern province of Chechnya, killing 10 policemen in clashes in which 10 of the attackers were also killed.
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Gun Battle Breaks Out in Chechen Capital, 9 Dead
A gun battle broke out today in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, leaving at least three traffic police officers and six gunmen dead, authorities said.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Four Police in Russia's Chechnya: Agencies
A suicide bomber killed four police officers and injured four more on Sunday during festivities for a local holiday in Grozny, the capital of Russia's troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported.
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Ukraine Forces 'Completely Clear' Part of Separatist East from Rebels
Ukraine claimed it had regained control of swathes of the separatist east on Friday even as Washington expressed concern over the appearance of fighters from Russia's war-ravaged region of Chechnya among the insurgents.
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Ukraine Sees Russia as Source of Insurgent Threat
As separatists conceded that militants from Russia's province of Chechnya had joined the rebellion, a Ukrainian government official cautioned Wednesday that its borders had become a "front line" in the crisis.
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Russian Islamic video threatens Sochi Olympics
An Islamic militant group in Russia's North Caucasus claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd last month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
