The only reason that can justify that is Today's Russia is more open to the world. I see no other reason why today's Russia has a better scope. Their population is aging, they have many social problems, the people are leaving Russia for immigration to just anywhere else, even third-world countries, their scientific prowess is declining and many other problems.
That's because of social imbalance and a negligent Russian outlook towards society. Their hatred for self is rather appalling and causing their society to collapse. However, militarily they still pack a relative punch.
well, then I think you need to ask him more about history of Ukraine my friend.
Maybe I will.
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Russia can't kill all people in Chechenya. Russia doesn't want to be another Libya in the eyes of the world's population. Killing all the Jihadists is only doable on paper, but it's totally impossible to be done in reality.
Entire Chechens don't hate Russia. It is just the loony separatists. There are many honest Chechens who want to just be fine with rest of Russia and continue their normal quiet lives. Only these jihadi lunatics want to separate the state. See the method is very clever:
- first attack the national power, irritate the central politicians and call for military trouble.
- second, blend into the common Chechens so that the Russian military is confused and fires randomly in frustration.
- third, continue hiding behind people and using them as cheap human shields, while using media to spread lies and propaganda.
- fourth, make it look like Russia is evil and attempt at gaining a separate state.
This is a common tactics to these terrorists globally and I can name you similar organizations in many non-Islamic countries doing the same old boring technique. As for Libya or not, when US was at its strongest in mid 90s and Russia at its weakest, the West collectively couldn't do jack to Russia, let alone now when NATO and US are in deep military and economy stagnation while others are emerging.
I assure you that barely any countries like UK or France would be interested in militarily supporting a bunch of deranged jihadis for seceding from a country that has the world's largest and most destructive stockpile of both conventional and nuclear weapons. NATO today barring USA and UK is nothing but the same kid with shinier looks. Rest of NATO is nothing but cannon fodder other than USA and UK. France is neutral and independent. Germany has stopped having anything to do with war in the last 6 decades same as Italy. The rest of Europe is negligible.
I don't think that it is very difficult to negotiate with Jihadis. When you cut their financial support and try to weaken them by negotiating with their supporters, then they'll sit on the negotiation table. If you kill those Jihadists, you may unintentionally make them heros.
This is what is usually applicable for smaller countries that have to fear a political support from a bigger country for these separatists but not for countries like Russia, who won't have too many countries daring to go against them. In short, they don't care about villains or heros. If required, they have enough arsenal stockpiled from years to go not just after jihadis but their funding backers. Say if FSB was to get the Saudi elite religious council assassinated (salafi connections of chechn jihadis to Saudi), just that one action at this time, would consume Saudi with internal rebellion and become hell enough for the entire region which will only weaken jihadis. And if it comes to that level, FSB is capable of getting it done.
I don't agree with you that separatism like Chechenya must be dealt with inhumanly, that wouldn't settle the issue.
I respect your opinion. But having seen terrorism similar to that with false propaganda in my country, I can say this with confidence. Out of my numerous cousin brothers serving, some have seen direct combat and killed numerous terrorists ruthlessly and that has worked well gradually and slowly.
Of course no one single technique is perfect to achieve the result. This has to be accompanied by media invasion by the ensuing country as well as economic development for people of that region so that people don't join the terrorists and work towards peace with nation and economic gains for their region. This is what is happening here in my country.
It is always a combination of factors that come into play to make anything a success.
