Ku dhammaystiro weedhan soo socota: Maskhadov wuxuu taageeray iska caabinta hubaysan ee waxa uu u arkay inuu yahay qabsashada Ruushka ee Chechnya laakiin wuxuu cambaareeyay weerarada lagu qaado dadka rayidka ah. Waxaa lagu eedeeyay inuu taageeray dilka madaxweynaha Chechen ee taageersan Ruushka Akhmad Kadyrov ee Chechnya, isagoo cambaareeyay dilkii Ruushka ee madaxweynihii hore ee gooni u goosadka Chechen Yandarbiyev ee Qatar 2004. Maskhadov wuxuu inta badan diiday mas'uuliyadda falalka argagixiso ee sii kordhaya ee arxan darrada ah ee ka dhanka ah rayidka Ruushka ee taageerayaasha Basayev, isagoo si joogto ah u soo saaray cambaareyn dhacdooyinka noocaas ah iyada oo loo marayo afhayeennada dibedda, sida Akhmed Zakayev oo ku sugan London. Si kastaba ha noqotee, 24-kii Oktoobar 2002, isgaarsiinta raadiyaha ayaa la qabtay farriimaha Maskhadov ee uu ugu baaqay xoojinta howlaha argagixisada iyo khalkhalgelinta dhulka Ruushka. Caddeynta ku lug lahaanshaha Maskhadov ee 2002 tiiyaatarka Moscow ee dhibaatada qafaalka waxaa bixiyay labadii dambiile ee ugu weynaa, Movsar Barayev iyo Abu Said. Inkastoo uu markii hore diiday in uu masuul ka ahaa
2004 weerarkii Nazran, kaas oo lagu dilay 98 askari oo booliis ah / ciidamo, bishii Luulyo 2004 Maskhadov wuxuu si cad u aqbalay mas'uuliyadda weerarrada. Isla bishaas, Maskahdov wuxuu ballanqaaday in weeraro la mid ah ay dhici doonaan, wuxuuna ku dhaartay in guuleystaha doorashada madaxtinimada ee Chechnya ee soo socota uu noqon doono mid sharci darro ah oo la weerari doono haddii loo baahdo. Wuxuu ku tilmaamay fallaagada ka dambeysa go'doominta iskuulka Beslan inay yihiin "waalan" oo ay ka baxeen dareenkooda ficillada rabshadaha Ruushka wuxuuna ku tilmaamay weerarka argagixisada inuu yahay arxan darro.