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Recently
the Western press, particularly American, even more often starts to recollect
war on Caucasus. Evaluating from character of publications, the Western
journalists ever less trust Kremlin, which persistently continues to report
about its victories in Ichkeria. These statements, some times, look rather
ridiculous and frequently contradict each other. So, exactly on the eve, the
so-called commander the Russian paratroopers, General Shpak declared, that the
situation in Chechen Republic is improving every day. As he said, commandoes
already for a long time have successfully carried out all fighting tasks
assigned to them. Day by day "insurgents" are getting weaker and
already are not capable of doing anything significant. The Chechen commanders
have almost been killed. Only Shamil and Basayev have survived.
Having
informed all this, completely unexpected for journalists, Shpaк
added accurately the following - " But paratroopers still very long will
remain deployed in Chechen Republic! " Attentively listening Russian
journalists, simply could not digest words of Shpak and to present to dear
Russians though chekist Minister of Defense, Ivanov was called to aid, who in
his turn promised place in the size " two to three " to all Chechens.
Similar
absurd and unpleasant incidents continue to broadcast on the Russian
telechannels in spite of the fact that Manilov has been dismissed, and Yastrzhembsky
left in a deep underground and only occasionally, in cases of emergency, appears
on television cameras. In general, as all efforts of Kremlin to find a military
solution of the conflicts in Caucasus in any way can’t turn to be successful
for Moscow and every employee of Kremlin continues to show the unattractive back
to Putin and dear Russians.
Western
journalists mark it. The truth of their estimation and comments are more
sustained, than emotional Internet shots of the Chechen journalists. For example,
in
the newspaper "Boston Globe" is published comment of Syuzan
Glasser, who specifies that the continuation of war in the Chechen Republic is
starting to be negatively reflected in Putin's popularity. Two years back,
becoming the Prime Minister of Russia, Putin declared, that within two weeks, he
will crush Chechen mujahideen. After passage of a year, he declared victory in
war, and in half-year again declared victory. "Now Putin avoids something
to declare, - as spoken in article. – he stopped withdrawal of armies from the
Chechen Republic. Last weeks escalation of retaliatory operations against the
peace population is observed".
"Preparing
public opinion for a long-term military opposition, Kremlin even more often will
draw an analogy between the conflict in the Chechen Republic and such European
conflicts as in Northern Ireland and in the country of Basque,
- continues Syuzan Glasser. - However such analogies hardly are pertinent. For
thirty years in the country of Basque was lost
about 800 person, and in Northern Ireland almost for the same period - about
three thousand. Whereas in the Chechen Republic only for two years of last war,
according to frankly underestimated official Russian statistics, was lost 3400
Russian soldier and more than ten thousand are wounded. (According
to the Chechen side, 30 thousand aggressors have been destroyed, edited
by Kavkaz-Center) From the Chechen side, was lost one and a half thousand
fighters and 40 thousand peaceful inhabitants, among four hundred thousand
refugees ".
The
Author of article refers to the statement of known Russian political scientist
Andrey Piontkov, in whose opinion, Putin is compelled to recognize, that Russia
again has lost war in the Chechen Republic, not having achieved any of the
proclaimed purposes. If in 99 year, after events in Dagestan and explosions of
apartment in Moscow, which Putin managed to attribute to Chechens, 70 percents
of Russians supported full-scale war against Chechen Republic, last month for
continuation of war, only 35 percents of interviewed have expressed; 58 percents
support the termination of war and peace talks, and 75 percents consider, that
the policy of the government has failed.
Female
journalist quotes also words of Lva Ponomarev, in the past dissident and
nowadays active worker of anti-war movement, who speaks, that the public opinion
has turned against war, though people yet did not begin to protest actively
against it. " When such statements will begin, they will be directed
against Putin, - considers Ponomarev. - Putin became the president due to this
war. Putin and war are inseparable in perception of people".
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