You mean like Stalin gave Chechnya to Chechens? Should Chechnya be allowed to "proclaim themselves free?"
It is the height of hypocrisy for Russians to lament support of the Chechens when they themselves support separatists in Georgia. The butcher of Beslan Basayev even supported the Russian war on Georgia. He beheaded Christians in Abkhazia in the early nineties for his jihad. I don't support Chechens because I wouldn't want Russia to support separatist rebels in the USA. When you support the Abkhaz, you undermine the effort in Chechnya.
You mean like Stalin gave Chechnya to Chechens? Should Chechnya be allowed to "proclaim themselves free?"==
Joe you should read more carefully:)).
I meant that Stalin made them A PART OF GEORGIA. Before it Abkhazies was not part of Georgia.
SO abkhazies go free when Soviet Union died.
It is the height of hypocrisy for Russians to lament support of the Chechens when they themselves support separatists in Georgia. ==
This pathetism ar edue to your misreadinmg Joe so Won't answer.
About chechens.
You maybe surprised but I support thier independence from Russia. I think that Putin made mistake by holding them.
They are alien people to russians.
(Accually same aliency as pakistani muslim bombers in London are citizens of Britain. So Russia doesn't make mistake bigger then Britain).
BUT before depart firstly chechens has to return the lands of Terek cossakcs which was given to them by Stalin (the north of river Terek and Sunzha).
I think it is fair. They go away but with those lands which they came. No extras.
"support of the Chechens"? By whom?