Date: Friday 29 February 2008, 12.30pm to 2pm

Venue: Vault 1, Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ.

Hosted by the Chechnya Peace Forum and the Foreign Policy Centre, this event provided an opportunity for policy-makers, commentators and analysts to discuss political, social and economic developments in Russia and the Caucasus ahead of the Russian Presidential election in March.

Speakers leading the discussion included:

• Stephen Twigg, Director, The Foreign Policy Centre (Chair)
• David Clark, Chair, Russia Foundation
• Ed Lucas, Journalist on the Economist and Author of The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces Both Russia and the West
• Akhmed Zakaev, Prime Minister, Resistance Government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

To find out more about the work of the Chechnya Peace Forum please visit www.chechnyapeaceforum.com.