The Russian authorities are seeking the extradition of Zakayev as a criminal, and they are trying to arrest or destroy Maskhadov. Although the Valentina Melnikova Committee is a legal organization, it is not taken seriously by the Kremlin. What can these parties with unclear capabilities and unclear powers agree on? No matter how the Kremlin views what is happening, this meeting will at least answer the question of whether it is, in principle, possible to negotiate with the separatists and get a concrete result.