Reasons for the Second Chechen War
| Q. In August 1996 the Khasyavurt Agreements initiated the process of a peaceful settlement of relations between Russia and Chechnya. Why do you think hostilities started again in 1999? (Several answers possible). | |
|---|---|
| Blame for Chechens: total % | 65 |
| Aggressive nature of Chechens | 17 |
| Chechen authorities broke the agreement, pursuing an anti-Russian policy | 16 |
| Chechen authorities were unable to control crime and kidnappings | 12 |
| Economic collapse and poor living conditions in Chechnya | 10 |
| Provocations by Basaev and Khattab, incursions into Dagestan | 8 |
| Putin arrived on the scene to put a stop to incursions | 2 |
| Blame for Russians: total % | 61 |
| Someone profits economically from the war in Chechnya | 48 |
| The flames of war were fanned by the Yeltsin circle and the federal authorities | 8 |
| The Khasyavurt Agreements were humiliating for Russia | 3 |
| Russian generals couldn't accept defeat | 1 |
| Blame for both: total % | 15 |
| The Khasyavurt Agreements were only temporary, no one intended to keep them | 11 |
| The Chechen problem can only be solved by military means | 5 |
| Blame for outsiders: total % | 15 |
| Influence by Wahhabis, Islamists | 8 |
| Incitement by Western secret services | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
| Don't know | 20 |
| Source: nationwide survey, 15-18 August 2003, N=1600 | |
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