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interpreted statements to correct their reports.Journalists asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to comment on Kadyrov"s words, but Lavrov said he has not read the interview.
"I can only say that the concept of Russia"s foreign policy does not envision making attacks on other states," he said. "As regards the specific states you"ve mentioned, we do not see any threat on the part of Ukraine."
Chechnya, which saw two separatist wars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has been swept by a fresh wave of violence recently. Shootouts and attacks on troops, police and other officials have been reported daily. The neighboring, mainly Muslim, regions of Russia have also been plagued by instability.
Kadyrov, 33, a former separatist who fought against Russia in the First Chechen War, has pledged to end militancy in Chechnya and occasionally leads police operations. His father, the previous leader of Chechnya, Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated
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