At Prague Watchdog, Andrei Babitsky and German Sadulayev comment on President Medvedev's new North Caucasus policy, announced in his recent address to the Federal Assembly, and his appointment of an "overseer" for the region, which is now for the first time being perceived by the Kremlin as a political entity. Also, a new Reuters report quotes ChRI leader Akhmed Zakayev as saying that Russia intends to significantly increase the numbers of its troops in the North Caucasus, as part of a planned surge.
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