Honestly I see this whole Chechnya situation will eventually spiral down to Putin launching a full scale invasion of Chechnya. And who will stop him? The U.N. might try, but Russia holds a veto vote in the security council. The US certainly wouldn't stop him since all he would have to say is that he's fighting terrorism. And China has no interest one way or the other in the matter.
I wouldn't be suprised if the threat of invasion is used as a bargining chip in the negotiations regarding this school. "If you kill the hostages, we invade Chechnya." And after all, the reputation of the brutality and ruthlessness of the Russian military is well known throughout the world.
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