Sure you know that chechens got their independence twice (with Dudayev and Maskhadov) but showed themselves as bandits.
Chechnya is a headache for Russia, every russian is ready to get rid of Chechnya but first chechens must prove their ability to build normal peaceful state.
And now they have a "normal peaceful state"?
I truly believe, that it would be much better for Russia to get rid of Chechnya - like it was for France with Algeria.
But to let them go Russia needs a courageous stateman - like De Gaulle was.