From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/15/2006 12:30 AM Angus Reid Global Scan : Polls & Research Time for Peace in Chechnya, Say Russians September 15, 2006
- Many adults in Russia believe their federal government should negotiate with Chechen rebels, according to a poll by the Yury Levada Analytical Center. 68 per cent of respondents believe their country should attempt to begin peace talks.
Chechen rebels have tried to secede from the Russian Federation since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Several terrorist incidents in Russia have been blamed on the loose group, including two airplane crashes, a suicide bombing in Moscow and the assassination of Chechnya’s president Akhmad Kadyrov in May 2004.
In September 2004, militants took control of a middle school in Beslan, North Ossetia. The three-day siege left 344 civilians dead, including 172 children. Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the attack.
Basayev—who served as vice-president of the Chechen separatist government—died on Jul. 10. While Chechen sources reported that Basayev perished accidentally after a car filled with explosives blew up, Russian officials maintain that the blast was part of a planned operation.
On Sept. 12, a statement from Chechen separatist president Doku Umarov was posted on the Internet. Umarov declared, "We offered peace to the Kremlin more than once, but not once did they accept the hand we held out to them. Therefore we do not intend to offer peace any more." The Russian government has said it is not contemplating the start of any negotiation with the Chechen rebels at this time.
Polling Data
In your view, should Russia attempt to begin peace negotiations with the Chechen rebels, or should Russia continue with its military action?
Peace negotiations
68%
Military action
18%
Hard to answer
14%
Source: Yury Levada Analytical Center Methodology: Interviews to 1,600 Russian adults, conducted from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21, 2006. No margin of error was provided. http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/13142
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