A bomb exploded in the building of the pro-Moscow Chechen government in Grozny during the government’s meeting, killing a woman who worked in the building and wounding several other employees but none of the participants in the meeting.
Tuesday, Sept 4
Russian federal forces sealed off Grozny for security reasons on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the restoration of state independence of the Chechen nation (September 6),
Wednesday, Sept 5
Russian State Duma deputy Boris Nemtsov submitted to Stanislav Ilyasov, Premier of Chechnya’s pro-Moscow government, his new plan for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Chechnya, according to which Chechnya should become Russia’s eighth federal district and change over from a presidential to parliamentary republic. Nemtsov also called for peace talks with representatives of Chechen fighters, including Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, which raised a lot of protests among Russian politicians.
Thursday, Sept 6
10th anniversary of the restoration of state independence of the Chechen nation, which was declared by first Chechen President Jokhar Dudayev in 1991.
Sergey Yastrzembski, Russian presidential aide on Chechnya, said in an interview for Russian television ORT that dozens of Russian soldiers had been convicted for crimes against civilians in Chechnya and that information about the completed cases (i.e. convictions) would soon be handed over to the media and international organisations.
Friday, Sept 7
In response to the initiative of Russian State Duma deputy Boris Nemtsov (of Sept 5), Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to hold peace talks with anybody on condition that Chechnya is subject to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Chechen fighters are disarmed and their leaders handed over to federal authorities.
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