Russia’s pursuit of important gas and oil resources in Azerbaijan could be at the heart of the Chechen crisis, as Russia continues its quest to maintain influence over former Soviet republics by ELIZABETH FULLER RUSSIA’S SPECTACULARly inept military intervention in Chechnya has temporarily overshadowed its ongoing manipulation of other Trans-caucasus spots. Yet Russia is closer […]

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