11. The two republics border Chechnya and are home to a strong Chechen minority. 12. Russia needs Turkmenistan, an authoritarian ex-Soviet republic also bordering Afghanistan, to resolve the Tajik crisis, Yeltsin said. |
11. The two republics border Chechnya and are home to a strong Chechen minority. 12. Russia needs Turkmenistan, an authoritarian ex-Soviet republic also bordering Afghanistan, to resolve the Tajik crisis, Yeltsin said. |