The speaker of the rubber-stamp legislature of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has issued a harsh statement accusing opposition figures and media of being "traitors" under the control of Western security agencies.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Chechen parliament head attacks liberal opposition, media
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chechnya's head Ramzan Kadyrov during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on April 7, 2014.
