SPECIAL REPORT-Pro-Putin operatives in Germany work to turn Berlin against Ukraine
A minister in Kadyrov's government, Akhmed Dudayev, posted pictures of the event on Telegram and praised Kolbasnikova and Schlund as "ambassadors of goodwill" who are "on the side of truth." Chechnya's Ministry of Information, headed by Dudayev, said in a statement to Reuters it had nothing to do with organising the event. Also in 2022, the couple travelled to Donbas, the area of eastern Ukraine largely controlled by Russia.