In his state of the nation speech Wednesday ... a surprise visit to Chechnya Tuesday to honor the Kremlin-backed Chechen President Ahmed Kadyrov, who was assassinated Sunday as he attended ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya this week for the first time in 13 years. He met with Chechen leader and ... is an oft-repeated line in his speeches about the war.

Maskhadov became a candidate for president, running against the more radical Basayev. Maskhadov won a landslide victory in January 1997, swearing "to reinforce the independence of the Chechen state." ...

The Chechen President also expressed gratitude to Imran Khan for meeting him during his recent visit to Russia. He said three million Muslims in his country see Prime Minister Imran Khan with great ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "What happened on Chechen soil, that normalization that took place is first and foremost thanks to the people of Chechnya and to Akhmad-Khadzhi ...