Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

It was in judo class at the age of 12 that Putin met one of his lifelong friends: Arkady Rotenberg. The pair remained close, and in the cloak-and-dagger world of Russian politics, it would be old ...

Ramzan Kadyrov said he's asked Putin to be allowed to step aside as Chechen leader. Kadyrov has previously hinted at the move, citing his long rule. Possible successors include Muslim Khuchiev and ...

Dudayev was a symbol of Chechen independence and the fight for that freedom. Unlike many other leaders around the world, he didn’t run away or hide, when the war started. He had the opportunity ...

Adam Kadyrov, 17, was just appointed to oversee Chechnya's internal affairs ministry. He's the son of Chechen strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a staunch ally of Vladimir Putin. The teenager is set ...

The broader implications of this for Russia are significant. Chechnya’s role within the Russian Federation is not just one of a semi-autonomous region; it is a symbol of Moscow’s ability to maintain ...

Brutal tactics employed by Russia in its war on Ukraine have shocked much of the world but come as no surprise to older residents of Chechnya, who this week marked the 30th anniversary of an ...

Unfortunately, that includes controversial Russia-approved autocrats. Back in August, Chechnya's controversial leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, made a surprise announcement: he somehow got his hands on a ...

The Vladimir Putin-approved Chechen leader got one. Now, it supposedly doesn't work. Last month, Chechnya's dictator told the world via Telegram that he received a pretty important (and somewhat ...

Mingazov has posted pictures on Instagram of himself with Kadyrov’s nephew and with Chechnya’s minister ... and wearing the Russian “Z” symbol — designed to show support for Russia ...

The term was coined by journalists to describe Russian ultranationalism in Chechnya and Georgia in the ... complete with an omnipresent symbol – the Latin letter Z – after Russia’s invasion ...