[marcusmaximus]

Kadyrov fled Chechnya for Dubai in late December. And he looks really bad with giant open sores on his head.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Let me get this straight. He’s fleeing and leaving his son behind? Isn’t Putin like the mafia?

[reasonisfaith]

This author calls Putin a “tyrant” while in another article he uses “Supreme Leader” for Iran’s Ayatollah.

I wouldn’t take this writer or this news organization seriously.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34233978/france-iran-war-warning-trump-strike/

[Kazan]

Russian Breakthrough In Multiple Fronts l Russia Resumes Pokrovsk Offensive

[popdonnelly]

I didn’t know you could resign if you work for Putin. Usually you get “fired”.

[popdonnelly]

I didn’t know you could resign if you work for Putin. Usually you get “fired”.

[ransomnote]

Hard to say what the truth is just by reading various news outlets. Ukrainian propaganda said Kadyrov was dying Sept 2023 and April 2024. Today there are articles that he's had a falling out with Putin and that Kadyrov is again dying.

https://theweek.com › politics › chechnya-death-of-ramzan-kadyrov-vladimir-putin

Chechnya in jeopardy: what would death of Ramzan Kadyrov ...

Apr 30, 2024 The Week UK reports that Chechnya's strongman leader is terminally ill and could have just months to live. The article explores the implications of his possible death for Russia's stability, war effort and succession in the North Caucasus region.

Some articles say he's a figurehead with no legitimacy, merely propped up with 'Russian propaganda'. Other propaganda articles insist he's a foot soldier directing Chechnya to do Moscow's bidding.

Kadyrov seems to be holding up well for someone always described as dying. He was dying in 2023, too:

https://www.newsweek.com › russia-chechnya-kadyrov-kidney-die-1827713

Has Ramzan Kadyrov Died? What We Know, What We Don't Sep 18, 2023 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is pictured in Pyatigorsk in Russia's Stavropol region on May 19, 2023. Speculation is mounting about his health following reports that he is in a critical condition ...

NBC says he was accusing Russian lawmakers of trying to assassinate him in 2024.

Chechnya's Kadyrov threatens 'blood feud,' accuses ...

Oct 10, 2024Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Russian lawmakers from neighboring regions of attempting to commission his assassination, and threatened them with a "blood feud" unless they prove ...

[piasa]

Chechnya’s Kadyrov accuses Russian MPs of plotting his murder, TASS says
Reuters ^ | 10/10/2024 | Reuters
Posted on 10/10/2024, 10:22:29 AM by marcusmaximus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Russian lawmakers from neighbouring regions of attempting to commission his assassination, and threatened them with a “blood feud” unless they prove otherwise, state news agency TASS reported....

[Allegra]