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Ramzan Kadyrov moves to scotch rumours after first Kremlin visit in more than a year
Forces loyal to the Caucasian warlord-leader have been an integral part of the Kremlin’s military plan from the start
Vienna killing is latest attack on critic of Chechnya leader and Moscow-loyalist Ramzan Kadyrov
Killing follows string of attacks across Europe against critics of Ramzan Kadyrov
Diplomatic spat after dissident’s death raises stakes for exiles
Two diplomats expelled as assassination in park threatens relations
Russia’s largest gas group may struggle to win its payment battle with ‘special’ region
Former warlord who answers only to Putin runs republic as personal fiefdom
Prestige project aims to boost republic’s economy and polish its image
Criticism from strongman Kadyrov shows Moscow’s slender hold over territory
Ramzan Kadyrov invokes late father’s legacy amid controversy over human rights abuses
Figure behind 2015 assassination of opposition leader remains at large
Hitman pretending to be reporter shoots UK-educated Chechen in car
In her first work to appear in English since winning the Nobel in 2015, the Belarusian author addresses the complex feelings left by the fall of the Soviet Union
A year after politician’s murder the opposition is more marginalised than ever
Chechen leader is thorn in the side of some senior security officials
Moscow seeks to prevent the war in Syria from fuelling its Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus
The strongman is beyond the reach of Russian law in the republic where abduction and murder are rife
Grozny is having to cope with a drop in federal funding after years of relying on Moscow
Ramzan Kadyrov may have stabilised Chechnya but there are signs he has become a threat to Russia
Kadyrov intervention could indicate regime infighting
Ideas need to be mobilised if the learning years are safeguarded, writes Simon Schama
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