[caww]

A little history on this guy.....Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov.

He is the 'President of Chechnya ....son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov', assassinated in May 2004.

In February 2007 Kadyrov replaced Alu Alkhanov as President, shortly after he had turned 30, which is the minimum age for the post..... He has the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was awarded the Hero of Russia medal, the highest honorary title of Russia.....

Kadyrov was engaged in violent power struggles; with fellow Chechen government warlords Sulim Yamadayev and Said-Magomed Kakiev for overall military authority, and with Alu Alkhanov for political authority.

As President of Chechnya, Kadyrov has been credited for bringing some peace and stability to the region... He has also launched federally-sponsored renovations of the Chechen capital Grozny, which have completely transformed the war-ravaged city....

On the other hand, he has come under heavy criticism from international press and even at times, Russia, for allegations of corruption and human rights violations.

I get the impression Putin is not always supportive of this fellow.

[GeronL]

He is Putin’s hand-chosen puppet

[elhombrelibre]

Sounds like the type of man Putin wants in power. He is still upset that his man is out in Ukraine. The nerve of those people in Ukraine to want to pick their own leaders.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

I get the impression Putin is not always supportive of this fellow.

You say that sort of thing because you're dedicated to anything that confuses how things work in Russia. Kadyrov delivers 99 percent of the vote in Chechnya for Putin's party (that's not an exaggeration), names city streets and buildings after Putin, and Chechen troops have been used against Georgia and Ukraine, the latter as "separatist forces fighting against the Ukrainian Nazi Junta". Kadyrov belongs to Moscow. If he didn't, he'd already have been poisoned with Polonium or ice-picked to death in Mexico.