Putin Trapped By His Own Principles
President Putin is as much of a hostage as the 500 theatre-goers in Moscow. He has few options left to end the stand-off in the capital or the wider war that he started in Chechnya.
28 Oct 02
Russia
Armenia: Elections Hit New Low
Candidates in local ballots resort to desperate measures to get the electorate to vote.
28 Oct 02
Islamists On Trial In North Caucasus
Controversy surrounds trials of Muslim Radicals accused of plotting to overthrow the authorities.
28 Oct 02
Chechnya Servicemen Demand Backpay
Former soldiers complain the Russian state is cheating of wages they're owed from their time in Chechnya
28 Oct 02
Armenian Sell-Off Crisis
Ambitious bid by little-known company to buy electricity distribution grid faltering, after major foreign stakeholder pulls out of deal.
17 Oct 02
Chechen Census Fiasco
A Russian-organised census says Chechnya population has inexplicably swelled during the last few years of war.
17 Oct 02
Russians and Chechens Collude in Oil Trade
The Russian military and local police in Chechnya are earning vast sums plying an illegal trade in oil, officials and villagers say.
10 Oct 02
South Ossetia Mobilises
Alarmed at Georgia's operation in the Pankisi Gorge, the unrecognised republic of South Ossetia is calling up reservists.
10 Oct 02
Georgia and Russia Step Back from Brink
The crisis between Moscow and Tbilisi over the Pankisi Gorge may be receding, but a dangerous month lies ahead.
10 Oct 02
Georgia: Russian Gas Deal Concerns
Government criticised for planning to allow a Russian energy giant to have a monopoly over the country's gas supply.
4 Oct 02
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