RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
24.08.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page . |
 Ukraine Suspends Extradition Of Chechen Wanted For Plotting Putin's Assassination Ukraine's prosecutor-general has suspended the extradition proceedings to Russia of one of two men suspected of plotting to assassinate Vladimir Putin on orders from self-styled Caucasus Emirate head Doku Umarov. More  Kadyrov Plays The 'Vainakh' Card Predictably, Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has used the August 19 suicide bomb attack in Ingushetia’s Malgobek Raion as ammunition in his ongoing private feud with his Ingushetian counterpart, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. More  Personal Physician, Former Deputy Security Minister Deny Former Azerbaijani President Was Poisoned Oktay Mamedov, who served as personal physician to Azerbaijani President Abulfaz Elchibey, has categorically rejected the possibility that the overthrown head of state's death may have been caused by poison. More  Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Accused Of Poisoning Former President The leader of Azerbaijan's small Muasir (Modern) Musavat party, Khafiz Gadjiyev, has accused Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AHCP) Chairman Ali Kerimli of administering poison to former Azerbaijani President Abulfaz Elchibey prior to the latter's death from prostate cancer 12 years ago. More  Chechen Republic Head Joins In Condemnation Of Krasnodar Krai Governor Ramzan Kadyrov has become the first North Caucasus republic head to comment publicly on Krasnodar Krai Governor Aleksandr Tkachev's controversial pronouncements regarding unchecked migration and ethnic tensions on his turf and the planned deployment of Cossack police units to help counter the perceived threat to public order posed by illegal immigrants from elsewhere in the North Caucasus. More |
