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RUSSIA WILL NEVER LEAVE CHECHNYA.
Publication: North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 3 Issue: 14
On May 8, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov underlined that Russia would never withdraw its armed forces from Chechnya. “The 42nd division,” he declared, “will be here [in Chechnya] forever” (Interfax, May 8).