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Viewpoints: War in Chechnya | | The conflict that has raged in Chechnya for the past decade has triggered sharply contrasting views. To mark the 10th anniversary of Russia's massive military assault on the breakaway republic, BBCrussian.com asked 10 prominent politicians, human rights activists, researchers and journalists to comment. The panel were asked to answer two classic questions that have troubled Russian thinkers for centuries: "Who is to blame?" and "What can be done?" Click on the links below to see full comments: Alu Alkhanov: Chechen president
Irina Hakamada: liberal politician
Diederik Lohman: HRW researcher
Konstantin Kosachev: Russian MP
Sultan Yashurkayev: Chechen writer
|  | Tom de Waal: Caucasus expert
Valentina Melnikova: Soldiers' mothers
Mikhail Margelov: Russian MP
Lyoma Turpalov: Chechen journalist
Akhmed Zakayev: rebel envoy
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