At the time of the Cold War, the US and Russia were intense rivals, as two of the most powerful countries in the world. Now that we are finally in a period of rest, the two countries are desperate to maintain the peace. One investigation was issued in by the United Nation officials in 2000. They looked into possible human rights abuses made by Russian troops and Chechen rebels, but there was no one brought to justice.
Currently, there is a huge concern that another arms race is going to break out as a result of Putin’s standpoint. He threatened to point missiles on Europe if the US builds a missile defense shield close to Russia’s borders. Putin said, “If the American nuclear capability widens across European territory, we will have to give ourselves new targets in Europe.” Putin also refers to the US actions as “imperialist”.
As you can see, the case of Chechnya will be an ongoing crisis because no country wants to interfere with Russia’s inner conflicts, especially the United States. They feel threatened by Putin and his power-seeking attitude. The world looks away, pretends not to see it just so they can keep the peace with Russian president Putin. Other nations will not face these horrible atrocities, but instead redirect their focus on the misrepresented “war on terror”. The Chechens just want full sovereignty, to keep economic and social ties with Russia, and a constitutional base. The West sides with strong Russia, trying to prevent another Cold War from occurring.
(http://www.curevents.com/vb/showthread.php?t=75753)
Christina, Kate, Caleigh
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