Late in January, Chechen puppet president Ramzan Kadyrov declared that only 60-70 “militants” remained in Chechnya. Kadyrov had promised to eliminate all rebels before the arrival of spring. “This is their last winter, believe me,” Ramzan said repeatedly (Interfax, January 23). Why the Chechen president made such a bold statement …

Kavkaz-Center has asked the head of the Informational-Analytical Service of the Caucasus Emirate, Movladi Udugov, to comment on the recent deterioration of relations between Georgia and Russia, their mutual accusations of preparations for military aggression, reports in Russian media about the so called veterans of Georgian-Abkhazian war, members of the …

The chief of staff of Abkhaz troops Merab Kishmaria said that the Abkhaz armed forces had been put on combat alert for possible armed provocations by the Georgian side.   “We are in the loop about Georgian plans for a military intervention in Abkhazia. We are ready … and our …