Europe's debt to Chechens – POLITICO
We have all too often been complicit in the persecution of the country’s dissidents and exiles.
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We have all too often been complicit in the persecution of the country’s dissidents and exiles.
Ramzan Kadyrov has absolute power over Chechnya. He controls everything from the reconstruction of the capital Grozny to what women are allowed to wear. Behind the pomp, Vladimir Putin’s spiritual heir is “normalizing” the country through terror.
Chechen forces deployed in Ukraine appear to be more of a ‘PR initiative’ than military utility, analysts say.
The battle-hardened fighters are known for extreme acts of violence and torture
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s latest threats to Ankara have betrayed the undercurrent tensions between Ankara and the Chechen leader that have been simmering for a while.