Chechnyaâs President Ahmat Kadyrov said Friday he shared the grief over the terrorist act in the Moscow metro that killed around 40 people and left some 130 other wounded, but he believed at the same time that statements fanning ethnic tensions were incorrect even in that situation. âIn a situation like that, opinions need to be especially correct and weighed-out, and itâs important that people donât make statements fanning ethnic strife,â Kadyrov said. Ethnic Chechens living in Moscow, as well as the residents in Chechnya, are disgusted by what happened in the Moscow metro and express condolences to the families of the dead and wounded, Kadyrov said. âLike all the Russians, they hate the adepts of Wahhabi fundamentalism,â he said. âQuite naturally, we condole together with the victimsâ families. Here in Chechnya ordinary people, Army servicemen, policemen, and government officials die at the hands of Maskhadovâs and Basayevâs terrorists every dayâ.
Kadyrov also reiterated he shared Russian President Vladimir Putinâs position. âHe made very correct conclusions, and that is the only way that Chechnya and the rest of Russia can be saved from terrorism,â said Kadyrov. âThere are forces both in the West and in the East that are trying to compel us to sit down to the negotiations table with the terrorists, but this is inadmissible. Why does no one try to bring the Americans to negotiations with bin Laden? Itâs high time all the insinuations about talks with Maskhadov were stoppedâ. Only the prosecutors or bullets can speak to that man, he indicated. âThe cup of our patience is overfilled, and weâre not going to speak to them, weâll be destroying them,â Kadyrov said. |