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Switzerland - Kozyrev
German FM demands end to Chechnya crisis
The crisis in Chechnya dominated talks between the Russian Foreign
Minister, Andrei Kozyrev, and his German counterpart, Klaus
Kinkel, in the Swiss capital, Bern on Sunday (22/1). The...
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Chechnya - Kalinin Destruction
One woman died and at least ten people were injured when dozens
of mortar rounds were fired overnight Thursday (2/5) on the
settlement of Kalinin, on the outskirts of Grozny, the capital of
the breakaway Chechen republic.
WS street where...
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Chechnya - Commanders agree to ceasefire
Chechen and Russian military commanders announced on Saturday (17/8) that they had agreed to a formal ceasefire in the breakaway republic of Chechnya. A fragile truce in the latest outbreak of fighting between Russian forces and Chechen...
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CHECHNYA: BORDER CROSSING PARTIALLY OPENED
Russian/Nat
Russia has partially reopened a key border crossing with Chechnya, but thousands of refugees trying to flee Russian air and rocket attacks have been barred from crossing.
Several ambulances moved through the crossing from...
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Chechnya - Russians & Control Of Grozny Palace
In a key symbolic victory, Russian troops on Thursday (19/1) purportedly won control of the presidential palace in the capital of the breakaway capital of Chechnya.
smoke in distance
chechen fighters across road
damaged buildings
more...
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CHECHNYA: REBELS CLAIM RUSSIAN SOLDIERS HAVE DEFLECTED
Russian/Nat
Chechen rebel forces claim Russian soldiers have crossed the frontline to join their units as fierce fighting continues in the south of the breakaway republic.
APTN interviewed three young Russians who claimed to have...
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Chechnya - Fighting Intensifies
Heavy fighting erupted in the heart of the Chechen capital Friday
(8/3) between armoured Russian troops and separatist fighters.
Russian ORT public television quoted the Russian command as saying
70 federal troops had been killed and 130...
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Chechnya - Demonstration Urging End To War
Russians and Chechens gathered in Grozny, the war-torn capital of the breakaway Chechen republic, on Monday (11/12) to mark the first anniversary of the beginning of the war there. Early in the day a
demonstration was held by those...
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Chechnya/Russia - Reaction to election results
A top Chechen military leader who played a key role in the defeat of Russian forces appeared headed Tuesday (28/1) for a decisive victory in Chechnya's presidential election, according to campaign officials.
Earlier, Russian presidential...
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CHECHNYA: MARKET EXPLOSION - RUSSIA ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY
Russian/Nat
Russian forces have admitted they carried out an attack on the Chechen capital, but claim it was against an illegal arms market and that the scores of people killed or injured in the incident were not civilians.
A military...
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RUSSIA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT PRESS CONFERENCE
Russian/Eng/Nat
Russian officials say there is no need for any kind of international mediation in its current conflict with the breakaway republic of Chechnya.
The comments come as a top level delegation from the European Union arrived...
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FINLAND: HELSINKI: EU SUMMIT ENDS
English/Nat
European Union leaders have disbanded from the summit in Helsinki, declaring the talks a success.
While arguably the largest breakthrough at the summit was granting Turkey a candidacy for membership, progress was also made in...
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RUSSIA: ROBIN COOK EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER CHECHNYA
Eng/Russ/Nat
British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook held talks with Acting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov in Moscow on Wednesday.
Cook said that while it was important that Britain be able to...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: RUSSIAN AND CHECHEN TALKS BREAK DOWN
Russian/Nat
Long-awaited peace talks between Russian and Chechen officials got underway Thursday only to break down hours after they started.
The internationally sponsored meeting took place in Grozny as heavy fighting was reported just...
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Chechnya - Bomb blast outside Raduyev headquarters
Three people were killed when a car bomb exploded near the headquarters of rebel leader Salman Raduyev in the Chechen capital Grozny on Wednesday (30/7). The explosion was set off inside a minibus parked in a central Grozny street. A...
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CHECHNYA: REPORTS OF RUSSIAN HELICOPTER ATTACK ON URUS MARTAN
Russian/Nat
Russian troops have reportedly launched a helicopter attack on a supposedly neutral village in Chechnya, killing three boys and wounding 20 people.
The Russian military commander in Chechnya denied it had attacked...
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Interview with two of the murdered journalist's colleagues
1. Offices of Novaya Gazeta Newspaper where Anna Politkovskaya worked
2. STILL of Politkovskaya on entrance door
3. Panfilov Sitting at his desk
4. Close up of computer screen showing STILL of Politkovskaya
5. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Oleg...
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First post-Soviet president's body returned to Georgia for burial
1. Wide shot of the house of Georgia's late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, with people outside
2. Patriarch Ilia II, Patriarch of Georgia, entering the house
3. Interior, coffin with flowers, priests, mourners
4. Teenage mourners,...
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CHECHNYA: COUNCIL OF EUROPE FACT FINDING MISSION
Chernokozovo, Chechnya - January 16, 2000
1. Lord Judd and PACE delegation going to visit Chernokozovo detention center
2. Soldiers opening the gate, delegation entering
3. Lord Judd inspecting prison
4. Soldiers opening cell,...
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RUSSIA: UN COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ARRIVES
Russian/Eng/Nat
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has arrived in Moscow on the first leg of her trip to examine the plight of refugees from the Russian offensive in Chechnya.
Sadako Ogata discussed the humanitarian issues...
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CHECHNYA: GROZNY: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT: SEARCH
Russian/Nat
The results of Russia's continued offensive on Grozny has claimed more civilian lives in and around the Chechen capital.
This despite Vladimir Putin's statement on Saturday when the acting Russian President promised that his...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY: LATEST SITUATION
Russian/Nat
Russian artillery and fighter bombers continued to pound the Chechen capital of Grozny Sunday after a New Year's Eve assault that saw Russian soldiers inside the city.
By early New Year's Day, under a heavy fog, the Russians...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH CHECHEN REBELS
Russian/Nat
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on Thursday that Moscow would not negotiate with Chechen rebel commanders and that a court of law should decide their fate.
Ivanov responded to Wednesday's announcement that Chechen...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: IRISH PM AHERN MEETS VLADIMIR PUTIN (V)
Russian/Nat
With the death toll from the recent bomb explosions in Moscow standing at almost 200, the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on Monday put the blame on Islamic extremists in Chechnya.
Meanwhile a group of Chechen living...