[lbo-talk] Russian army says to cut size of its Chechen force

[uvj at vsnl.com]

Russian army says to cut size of its Chechen force
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Russia/idUSL2537738320080625?sp=true

Wed Jun 25, 2008

By James Kilner

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Defense plans to cut the size of its 
Chechen battalions, a general has said, two months after a stand-off with 
soldiers loyal to Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader.
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Russia/idUSL2537738320080625?sp=true