External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten has warned that Russia risks lengthening the crisis in Chechnya through corruption, electoral manipulation and absence of dialogue.
Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday (15 September), Mr Patten said that efforts to rebuild the region are only the start.
"This is the start of a very long journey, which will only be lengthened by the siphoning off of reconstruction funds by corrupt officials, the apparent manip...
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