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Russia/Ingushetia - Criticism Of Yeltsin Mounts
Russian criticism of President Yeltsin's military intervention in
the breakaway southern republic of Chechnya continues to mount,
with politicians and officials voicing ever greater concern about
the use of force. Former parliamentary...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: CEASEFIRE COMES INTO EFFECT
Russian/Nat
A 48 hour ceasefire in Chechnya has come into effect as President Boris Yeltsin prepares to address the Russian parliament today (Thursday) about the war.
He had delayed the speech until Russian troops had the Chechen...
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CHECHNYA: GUNDERMES: LIVING CONDITIONS
Russian/Nat
Chechnya's second largest city, Gudermes, has largely escaped the fate of Grozny, razed to the ground by Russian artillery and bombs.
Gudermes's authorities and elders convinced rebel fighters to leave and surrender the city...
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RUSSIA: YELTSIN ON THE WAR IN CHECHNYA
Russian/Nat
Russian President Boris Yeltsin on Sunday reiterated the Kremlin line that the war in Chechnya was necessary to stem the wave of lawlessness in the breakaway republic.
He was speaking at a reception marking Constitution Day...
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CHECHNYA: GROZNY: POLLING STATIONS OPEN FOR ELECTIONS
English/Nat
Polling stations opened across Chechnya Monday in elections expected to reinforce demands that Russia grant sovereignty to the mainly Muslim region.
The man who led rebel fighters in the two year guerrilla war against Russia...
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIAN FORCES ADVANCE FROM THREE SIDES
Natural Sound
Russian forces continue their bombardment of Grozny and ground troops are edging in from three sides in hopes of funnelling the rebels south toward waiting federal guns.
But there is no sign that the Islamic rebels are...
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Chechnya - Russian Army Movements
The Russian army has moved more armour and troops into the
battered Chechen capital, Grozny, as the Chechens regroup to
defend the city street street by street. On the main road out of
Grozny, a convoy of Russian Interior Ministry troops...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY: BIGGEST SHELL ATTACK YET
Natural Sound
Russian forces launched a massive new attack on Grozny Thursday, bombarding the city with salvo after salvo of artillery fire in the heaviest shelling yet.
Hundreds of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and trucks are...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY BOMBING RAIDS CONTINUE
Russian/nat
Russian jets and helicopters mounted more bombing raids on the Chechen capital Grozny on Friday while most of the city's remaining civilians tried to escape.
Numerous casualties were reported in the second consecutive ...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY: REFUGEES BEGIN TO RETURN TO HOMES
Russian/Nat
The first refugees of the Chechnya crisis are beginning to return to their homes in the devastated capital, Grozny.
The move is being seen as a sign that the worst of the fighting in the city may be over.
Two months after...
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Chechnya - Reactions to electiom results
Chechnya's president-elect, Aslan Maskhadov, was savouring his election triumph on Wednesday (29/1) while the runner-up, Shamil Basayev, said he would not be working alongside his former ally. Conceding defeat, Basayev told a press...
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EU reaction on Russian president's outburst over Islam on Monday
Brussels - 11 Nov 2002
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. Reporters
3. UPSOUND (English) Journalist:
"Don't you think that by trying to eradicate terrorism in Chechnya you are going to eradicate the civilian population of Chechnya?" ...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON ATTACKS RUSSIAN POLICY OVER CHECHNYA
English/Nat
President Clinton has spoken out strongly against Russia's military campaign in Chechnya.
Addressing a business conference in Cleveland, he said the violence and bloodshed must end.
The President told entrepreneurs that...
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USA: END OF WORLD WAR II ANNIVERSARY: CLINTON TO MOSCOW
English/Nat
US President Clinton will go to Moscow - not London - in May to mark the 50th anniversary of the World War Two allied victory in Europe.
Monday's announcement came despite assurances last month by Secretary of State Warren...
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY Richard Vaughan
Russia claimed to have the upper hand in fierce street-by-street fighting in the Chechen capital Grozny, even after rebels demonstrated their freedom of movement by
mounting surprise attacks...
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CHECHNYA: ELECTIONS (2)
Russian/Nat
The breakaway Russian province of Chechnya goes to the polls on Sunday to choose a member of parliament to fill a seat left empty in last December's national elections, when Moscow's campaign to regain control of the province...
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Chechnya - Repeated Airstrikes Pound Rebel Region
The Chechen village of Seghen-Yurt was hit repeatedly Wednesday (10/5) by airstrikes from Russian hind-D "flying tank" helicopters. Russian troops pounded the southern area of the rebel region with artillery and rocket fire. On Thursday...
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RUSSIA: YELTSIN: IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS BEGIN
Russian/Nat
Russia's parliament was set on a collision course with ailing president Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday, when deputies formally announced the start of impeachment proceedings against him.
The State Duma, or lower house of...
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Russia - Day of mourning
Russian legislators met on Saturday (10/8) in special session expected to re-appoint Viktor Chernomyrdin as prime minister. They were also discussing the situation in Chechnya. Saturday was declared a day of mourning for those who have...
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Palestinian President Abbas meets Russian President Medvedev
1. Wide of Kremlin tower ++NIGHT SHOT++
2. Mid of Saviour's Tower Clock ++NIGHT SHOT++
3. Interior shot of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arriving and shaking hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
4. Medvedev, Abbas and...
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RUSSIA/CHECHNYA: MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE ROLE OF ISLAM STEPPED UP
Russian/Nat
Separatist leaders in the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya have stepped up moves to consolidate the role of Islam in the country following their de facto victory over Russian forces.
Following the departure of Russian...
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GNS WRAP Highlights of joint Bush Putin news briefing
1. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W Bush approach podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"We strongly urge North Korea to completely, verifiably and irreversibly end its nuclear...
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Reaction to murder of prominent journalist and Chechnya war critic
1. Block of flats where Anna Politkovskaya lived
2. Flowers by entrance to flats
3. STILL of Politkovskaya and flowers
4. Svetlana Zarkhi lays flowers by entrance to flats
5. Svetlana Zarkhi crying
6. Journalists
7. SOUNDBITE: (Russian)...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: YELTSIN DEMANDS EXPLANATION ON BOMBINGS
Natural/Sound
As Russian warplanes pounded the Chechen capital again Friday, President Boris Yeltsin
demanded that his top ministers explain why the bombings were continuing after he pledged they would be called off.
His remarks opening...