Russia to pull out Chechnya troops

MOSCOW - Russia prepared to start pulling out its remain.ing troops from Chechnya yesterday.

MOSCOW - Russia prepared to start pulling out its remain.ing troops from Chechnya yesterday.

But the Foreign Ministry warned other countries, against moving to establish diplomatic ties with Chechnya, whose final political status has been deferred for five years under an August peace deal.

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