Khasavyurt Accord — Key Events — Caucasus

What happened

Russia and Chechen commanders sign an accord ending the first war: Russian forces withdraw and the question of Chechnya's status is deferred to 2001. De facto independent Chechnya descends into kidnapping, factionalism and jihadist penetration.

A ceasefire that settled nothing — the deferred status question was never answered, and the interwar collapse gave Moscow both the pretext and the domestic support for the far harsher war of 1999.

Confidence: High

When31 Aug 1996

KindDiplomatic

ArenaChechnya / North Caucasus

Confidence: High Sources: Established historical record Methodology Corrections

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