His position in the nationalist opposition was weak. There seem to be few, if any, fighters in Chechnya who recognize him as commander; his recent attempt to send an emissary to create a fighting unit directly under his command was not successful.
而扎卡耶夫看来也已经准备好接受这个邀请。事实上，此人在民族主义反对派阵营中根本没什么地位，车臣叛军中也没几个人会把他当指挥官看待；而他最近派遣密使，试图组建一支由自己指挥的武装力量的举动也最终宣告失败。