Chechnya won virtual independence from Russia in 1996 after a two-year war and declared the region an Islamic republic.
Chechnya
None of Russian Republics want to gain independance from Russia.
None of Russian Republics want to gain independance from Russia.
Many, but the most prevalent are the Chechens from Chechnya.
Chechnya is an Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation and it wants complete independence from Russia. Russia does not want to give them independence because, amongst other things, Chechnya is geographically in the path of a major oil pipeline to the south which is economically important to Russia. Chechnya could probably not stand in the international community because it does not produce anything. The Russian Mafia is said to consist predominantly of Chechnyans. One of Chechnyas neighbours, Dagestan, has similar objectives but has not been so militant about it. Both Chechnya and Dagestan are predominantly Muslim which is a further problem they have with non-Muslim Russia.
Ukraine is a neighbor to Russia, and Russia is a much larger and more powerful country than Ukraine. Historically Russia has dominated Ukraine. In order for Ukraine to maintain its independence, it wants to ally itself with the Western World. If Ukraine is allied with the West, it will not have to worry about Russia attempting to dominate its foreign policy because it will have the protection of NATO.
because russia wants Ukrain to be part of Russia like it was before
from where it wants
No, she wants to be a dinosaur.
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There are several ethnic groups in Russia that wish to form their own countries. Probably the most vocal and militant are the Chechens in the Caucasus region, but there are also the Circassians, Udmurts, and Tatars among several others.
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