Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in exile, stated in an interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing influence over his 'bandits'.

Roza Dunaeva, a representative of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in Austria, has spent years drawing attention to the cases of Chechens being deported to Russia, describing it as a 'personal catastrophe'.

A Chechen court has officially declared the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, an unrecognized separatist state that existed between 1991 and 2000, a terrorist organization.

A court in Grozny has officially recognized the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as a terrorist organization, effectively banning its activities within the territory of Russia.