Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov appeared in a video filmed at his lavish palace in Grozny and broadcast on Saturday evening, in which he told his Telegram followers that he intended to step down from his position. keeps 15 years.
Known as one of the biggest supporters of Putin’s military campaign in Ukraine, he mentioned that Caucasians and Chechens have a popular saying: “As much as we respect a long-awaited guest, it’s nice if he leaves on time.” the proverb kindly said: “I think my time has come.” The video lasted, that is, one minute and 37 seconds, and in places turned into laughter.
A number of Western analysts considered the video Kadyrov’s “radical change of tone”, according to Briton Samuel Ramani, a junior fellow at the Royal Joint Institute for Defense and Security Studies in London, who believed: “Kadyrov is a heavy blow to Putin if he goes through with his wish and resigns. “. “As he put it.
Some analysts questioned Kadyrov’s words, including Ivan Klish, 30, a North Caucasus analyst at the University of of Tartu in Estonia said the Chechen leader had “said similar things in the past”, possibly referring to a statement he made in December 2018 in which he said he intended to end his career as a regional president rather than at the federal level. , and that he planned to leave his post. But time passed, and Kadyrov, who was 45 years old, remained unchanged.
He didn’t enjoy the taste of power for long.
In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted Kadyrov to leader of Chechnya after he became an outspoken supporter. In addition, his father Ahmed, who fought with Russian troops in the first Chechen war in the mid-90s, changed his position a few years later during the second war. Putin appointed him in 2000 as the leader of Chechnya, but he did not enjoy it for long. in the taste of power, directs the celebration of Victory Day at the capital’s stadium.
The explosion, which was announced by Chechen opposition leader Shamil Basayev, also killed 32 people, including two of Akhmat Kadyrov’s bodyguards, as well as the republic’s President Hossein Isayev, as well as a Reuters photographer, Al-Arabiya reported. .net summarizes the news about the bombing, as a result of which 46 Others were injured and maimed, including the Russian military leader in the Caucasus, General Valery Barnov, and after 3 years, the reins of power are still in the hands of his son.
