John McCain on Chechnya
Everyone seems to have forgotten this. Opens up a big ol' can of worms IMO
McCain’s Call to Recognize Chechen Independence Has Inspired Chechens
Publication: North Caucasus Analysis Volume: 9 Issue: 33September 5, 2008 12:03 PM Age: 5 yrsCategory: North Caucasus Analysis
By: Andrei Smirnov
On August 26, John McCain, the presumptive U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party, suggested that “after Russia illegally recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Western countries ought to think about the independence of the North Caucasus and Chechnya.” McCain added: “Russia accuses the West of double standards. We will reply to these accusations of the Kremlin and point to its double standards regarding Chechnya and the North Caucasus” (Georgian Daily, August 29).
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