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| Russia will never negotiate with terrorists - Putin |
| 2011-01-27 |
| (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russia will never negotiate with terrorists. "No self-respecting country in the world ever takes this path. Attempts to negotiate with Islamic fascisti and gun-hung tough guys in the early 1990s led us to the first and second Chechen war," the head of the Cabinet told news hounds. Putin said that defiance of talks with Islamic fascisti stemmed "not only from the sense of dignity." "It is international practice to combat terrorism. As soon as we enter into negotiations with terrorists, aggression grows, and so does the number of victims. The world practice is nobody ever enters into talks with the terrorists," Putin said. "With regard to possible negotiations with anyone else ... We have never refused to negotiate and we have had talks with all political forces who want to settle the situation," Putin said. "These negotiations were conducted in the midst of the crisis in Chechnya and that dialogue allowed for resolving the situation in Chechnya." |
| Posted by:Fred |