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David Satter claims Russian apartment bombings led to Putin's rise
The apartment bombings changed everything ... Russia blamed Chechen militants, triggering the second Chechen War. Satter: Putin came forward as the savior of the country. He was put in charge ...
Putin made a rare visit to a part of Russia that fought for independence. It's a chilling warning to Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has tried to keep Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region, under Russia's control ever since the collapse of ...
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How a series of deadly Russian apartment bombings in 1999 led to Putin's rise to power
The apartment bombings changed everything ... Russia blamed Chechen militants, triggering the second Chechen War. Satter: Putin came forward as the savior of the country. He was put in charge ...
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Russia's War in Chechnya: Victims Speak Out
It is the first in a series of bulletins that will document violations of human rights and humanitarian law by all forces in the war in Chechnya ... fire levelling apartment buildings, entire ...
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In Ukraine, Foreign Fighters Warn of Russian Betrayal
In 1999, a series of apartment bombings in Buynaksk ... using the attacks as justification for launching the Second Chechen War, which propelled Vladimir Putin to power. However, investigations ...