"During its three years of independence, Chechnya launched upon Russian territory numerous apartment block bombings, cross-border kidnappings and a full-fledged invasion of sovereign Russian land by an army of Chechen militants in 1999. Meanwhile, internally, Chechnya deteriorated into an economically stagnant and ubiquitously criminal morass. The second phase of the current Chechen war started in 1999 as a direct result of Chechen aggression against Russia. There was no grand cause of fighting for independence, neither was there any Russian subjugation or domination of Chechens.
In fact, the only Russians consistently present on Chechen territory during that time were those sitting as hostages, covered in chains and missing fingers. The decision by Chechen militants to engage in hostilities with Russia throughout 1996-1999 was not simply dumb, it was irrational and fanatical."
LOL! Putin must love people like you, but the Soviets have always admired their willing tools.