Word: dudayev
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spokesmen for the Russian military say its soldiers are only returning fire when attacked, but witnesses say the Russian army continues to conduct offensives against Chechen villages. Despite rolling out a peace proposal last month, Russian President Boris Yeltsin has so far been unable to bring Chechen leader Jokar Dudayev to negotiate. Dudayev has repeatedly said he will not negotiate until Russian troops leave the republic, and has also demanded direct negotiations with Yeltsin, complete independence for Chechnya, and the dismissal of some of Yeltsin's cabinet. A meeting between Dudayev and negotiator and President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev...
...Dudayev: Yes, it was. If the war goes on, the pipeline will never operate. It will be exploded. But if we reach accommodation with Russia, it will acquire a reliable neighbor who will shield it from aggression, acts of sabotage and terror...
...Dudayev: It really doesn't matter. Communist or fascist, they all suffer from Russian-itis, a kind of Russian mania for world domination. At least if the communists take over, they'll have to work hard to prove their commitment to law and democracy, while the incumbent regime is openly criminal...
...Dudayev: We won't use them, unless Russia uses nuclear weapons...
...Dudayev: Out of professional courtesy to my former fellow officers, I'd prefer not to answer this question...