Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) del

GROZNY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) delivers a speech next to Chechen President Alu Alkhanov (L) and Chechen Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov (R) as he attends the opening of the war-torn province's new parliament in Grozny, 12 December 2005. The visit was not announced previously and no Russian media immediately reported Putin's movements, underlining the need for secrecy in a place where Russian soldiers still die weekly, despite Putin's repeated claims that the more than decade-old conflict is over. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)