The Chechens love Putin and Russia today.
Chechen elite feels like it can do whatever it wants both in or outside Chechnya and still get paid by Russian government for hiding separatism.
Nobody in Russia dares call out Kadyrov - not even Putin.
Russian laws do not apply in Chechnya.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-chechnya-idUSKBN0NE28O20150423
Chechen leader tells security forces to shoot if Russian police intrude
https://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-kadyrov-challenges-moscow-budget-subsidies/28123822.html
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Challenges Moscow Over Budget Subsidies