effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later and two wars since, Chechnya, under strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, has become a key pillar of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov ... Prize-winning Memorial group draws parallels between Kadyrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both relying on repression to continue their rule.

a regiment named after the late Chechen president Akhmat Kadyrov, who was assassinated over 20 years ago. The unit is considered to be the private army of his son and current head of the Chechen ...

A commander in Vladimir Putin's forces called for the mobilsation of a 'couple million troops', and said the war with Russia ...

TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian president will be informed during the day about an appeal by the editorial office of Echo of Moscow radio station with a request to ...

Two experts discuss the reactions to the exchange of criticisms… Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya Tuesday to honor the Kremlin-backed Chechen President Ahmed ...

UFC middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev's friend claims Donald Trump's return could facilitate a US visa for the Chechen ...

Former Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, wanted in Russia for ties with al-Qaeda, killed Friday after an explosion ripped apart his car in the Qatari capital of Doha, the Qatati Interior ...

A school named after the first Chechen President, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Hadji Kadyrov opened its doors in one of the biggest camps, which accommodates 85,000 people," the press quotes the ...