President Vladimir Putin issued an order to the Russian army and police troops to take steps for gradual withdrawal from Chechnya. By a Decree signed today, Putin tasked the Interior and Defense Ministries to work out until 15 December plans for redeployment of the security forces temporarily stationed in Chechnya. The Ministries have been tasked to look into possibilities for gradual withdrawal in the course of 2007 and 2008.
| Despite what Kavkaz.com says, the war will probably wind down now that Shamil's dead. Good lesson to take with other conflicts, isn't it? |
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