Radio Liberty reported that former Foreign Minister of former Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), Ahmed Zakayev, has once again made a speech praising the ringleader of Chechen pro-Russian collaborators (murtadin) Kadyrov. He stated that “Chechens are now the ones controlling the situation in Chechnya” and that “present-day authorities (this is …

Some Russian media are writing with concern that after the US delegation headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew J. Bryza and US Ambassador to Georgia John Taft visited Sukhumi (capital of Abkhazia), the tone in Abkhazia’s leadership’s statements has changed.

Georgian government officials have shown the footage to a BBC reporter, which is supposed to prove that Russia has been deploying heavy armaments in Abkhazia.