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    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Chechen ‘wild card’ Ramzan Kadyrov joins Russian war effort

      Forces loyal to the Caucasian warlord-leader have been an integral part of the Kremlin’s military plan from the start

    • Saturday, 11 July, 2020
      Chechnya
      String of murders chills Chechen exiles in Europe

      Vienna killing is latest attack on critic of Chechnya leader and Moscow-loyalist Ramzan Kadyrov

    • Monday, 6 July, 2020
      Chechnya
      Chechen dissident death in Austria possible assassination

      Killing follows string of attacks across Europe against critics of Ramzan Kadyrov

    • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
      News in-depthChechnya
      Fear of Russian attack hangs over Chechens in Germany

      Diplomatic spat after dissident’s death raises stakes for exiles

    • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
      Russian politics
      How Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov could destabilise Russia

      Former warlord who answers only to Putin runs republic as personal fiefdom

    • Wednesday, 13 June, 2018
      FT SeriesWorld Cup 2018
      World Cup carnival exposes limits of western sanctions on Russia

      President Vladimir Putin handed opportunity to show attempts to isolate country have failed

    • Monday, 29 January, 2018
      News in-depthWinter sports
      Chechnya woos tourists with glitzy new ski resort

      Prestige project aims to boost republic’s economy and polish its image

    • Monday, 4 September, 2017
      World
      Chechen ruler hits out at Russia over Myanmar policy

      Criticism from strongman Kadyrov shows Moscow’s slender hold over territory

    • Saturday, 5 August, 2017
      News in-depthWorld
      Chechen strongman builds cult of personality through sport

      Ramzan Kadyrov invokes late father’s legacy amid controversy over human rights abuses

    • Friday, 2 June, 2017
      Russian politics
      Outspoken Putin critic survives assassination attempt

      Hitman pretending to be reporter shoots UK-educated Chechen in car

    • Friday, 5 May, 2017
      World
      Putin addresses reports of gay persecution in Chechnya for first time
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2017
      World
      Merkel and Putin struggle to conceal tensions at Sochi summit

      Berlin would ‘act decisively’ against Russian interference in German election

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2016
      World
      Rise of the cat leaders
    • Saturday, 27 February, 2016
      Russian politics
      Thousands of Russians march to remember Boris Nemtsov

      A year after politician’s murder the opposition is more marginalised than ever

    • Tuesday, 23 February, 2016
      Russian politics
      Kadyrov a ‘threat to Russia’s national security’ leader’s law unto himself

      Chechen leader is thorn in the side of some senior security officials

    • Tuesday, 19 January, 2016
      World
      Chechnya’s Kadyrov calls for crackdown on ‘jackals’ opposing Putin

      Comments send shivers through opposition community and fuel speculation about leader’s intentions

    • Sunday, 3 May, 2015
      World
      Ramzan Kadyrov: Chechen warlord accused of brutal rule

      The strongman is beyond the reach of Russian law in the republic where abduction and murder are rife

    • Tuesday, 28 April, 2015
      World
      Chechnya’s economic recovery tested by slowdown

      Grozny is having to cope with a drop in federal funding after years of relying on Moscow

    • Sunday, 26 April, 2015
      World
      Putin accuses US of supporting separatist militants inside Russia

      President suggests in TV documentary that west is trying to weaken his country

    • Saturday, 25 April, 2015
      World
      The Grozny warlord reminding Moscow who is boss

      Ramzan Kadyrov may have stabilised Chechnya but there are signs he has become a threat to Russia

    • Monday, 9 March, 2015
      Russian politics
      Kadyrov’s intervention raises more questions over Nemtsov’s murder

      Kadyrov intervention could indicate regime infighting

    • Thursday, 4 December, 2014
      World
      Grozny terror attack shatters fragile stability in Chechnya

      At least 20 militants and policemen dead in gun battle in Chechen capital

    • Sunday, 5 October, 2014
      World
      Suicide bomber kills 5 police officers in Chechnya

      Attack is first major violent incident in Chechnya for 4 years

    • Tuesday, 27 May, 2014
      Ukrainian politics
      Chechens join pro-Russians in battle for east Ukraine
    • Thursday, 11 July, 2013
      Russian politics
      Little changes for those Russian officials on ‘Magnitsky list’
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