"It comes as a top Putin lieutenant Ramzan Kadyrov..."
Lt Kadyrov complained...
Someone should tell the two Daily Smell airheads (who merely repeat Liz Truss blastFAXes) that Kadyrov is the head of the Chechen Republic and a lieutenant GENERAL in the dirty RuZZian army - not a "lieutenant".
How embarrassing.
If anyone is left to write history of the 21st century, it will be recorded that NATO surrendered to the Taliban and took on nuclear-armed Russia.
In this context, “lieutenant” is being used as, Kadyrov is Puutin’s right hand man .... DM is correct here.
The other meaning of lieutenant, other than military rank, is subordinate, henchman, etc.
“Lieutenant” was used correctly once and incorrectly once (Lt.)