Word: iskandarian
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...terrorist for his 1995 hostage-taking raid on a southern Russian town, while Maskhadov is seen by Russia as the least of separatist evils. "Maskhadov will not press the problem of recognizing independence for Chechnya immediately so he is the best person both for Russia and Chechnya," said Alexander Iskandarian, director of a Moscow think tank. "He is more practical then other Chechen leaders." That practicality may mean striking another deal. Moscow has spoken vaguely of economic incentives for remaining part of Russia, and Chechnya desperately needs capital to rebuild an infrastructure destroyed by 20 months of heavy fighting. With...
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