Fiona Hill, an expert on Chechnya and the Caucasus at the Brookings Institution describes the history of the troubled region and how the Chechen diaspora got to America.
Boston Bombings Suspects #1 and #2: Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Natalya Estemirova, a journalist and human rights activist, was kidnapped in the Chechen capital of Grozny and found dead of gunshot wounds. Joining The Takeaway is Dimitri Babitch, political journalist of the Russian news agency Rio Novosti.
Russia claims an end to military operations in Chechnya
Russia declared an end to its ten-year operation in the autonomous republic of Chechnya today. The move is a step towards normalizing the relations between the two countries. For more we turn to Olexiy Solohubenko, Russia analyst for the BBC.