Moscow Uses Force To Get More Soldiers From North Caucasus – Analysis

Moscow has been cautious about drafting men from the North Caucasus since the end of the Soviet Union. Between 1991 and 2013, the Kremlin called no Chechens and only tiny numbers of men from the other non-Russian, predominantly Muslim republics to military service (see EDM, July 10, 2012, April 19, 2016, July 26, 2018, March...