rtokens: But Russia failed to win control over the whole of Chechnya and its troops suffered several humiliating defeats .
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tokens: Tens of thousands of people have died in the war , begun in late 1994 after Moscow sent troops to quell Chechnya 's independence bid .
ltokens: " Then , with cool heads , calmly and soberly we will sort out our relations , " Lebed said after the late-night signing ceremony in this settlement outside Chechnya 's eastern border .