Russia frowns at Turkey's initiative to name park after Chechen terrorist

Russia has notified Turkey that it did not approve its move to name a park in a Turkish city after the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports. "To put it mildly, we do not approve naming a park in Turkey after Dudayev. We have transmitted out point of view on the matter via diplomatic channels," Peskov said. Peskov also noted that the Kremlin found the incident painful for Chechnya and said that he could understand the emotional reaction that followed from Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.