I wonder what the Chetznians (and a few others) would say about that. Check with the Russian state news agencies, they'd be more then happy to tell you how coddled and loved they are by the Russians.![]()
What happened in places like Grozny is what happened in places like Fallujah.
The only difference is, that Russia had a clear interest of self-preservation. After all some elements in Chechnya seek independence by non-democratic means.
Russia didn't send its leaders in-front of TV-cameras preaching Human Rights and Democracy or portraying a danger for all humanity coming out of Chechnya.
It also didn't took "embedded journalism" to places it really doesn't belong to.