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Second Chechen War

Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin called for an invasion of Chechnya

Sunday Mar 7, 1999
Russia

On 7 March 1999, in response to the abduction of General Shpigun, Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin called for an invasion of Chechnya. However, Stepashin's plan was overridden by the prime minister, Yevgeny Primakov.


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