Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group. — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
We will liberate our country from the occupying forces and put an end to relations between Russia and the Chechen State, no matter how… — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
We deny and have always denied having the slightest link with al-Qaeda. — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
Until fighting ends and there are conditions, which allow the free expression of will by the people, there can be no elections and elections… — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
The war is ending, for the first time in the history of relations between Moscow and Grozny, and the era of peace is starting. — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
It would be easier to fight the Russian army, and it would give me great satisfaction, but I have a responsibility to my people — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for… — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
I assure you, it would be much more pleasant for me to be an ordinary voter in peaceful Chechnya than the president of a… — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group. — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
It is not advantageous for Russia in its present state to fight against Chechnya. The army is a mess. It must be made combat… — Aslan Maskhadov Copy Share Image
