Mr.Medvedev says other elements of the Caucasus problem include over-reliance on federal subsidies that has stifled business development, foreign Muslim extremists, and drug trafficking.

• 梅德韦杰夫称，高加索地区的其他问题包括，对联邦救济的过分依赖阻碍了商业发展，外国穆斯林极端分子和毒品运输。