Relations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechnya Governor Ramzan Kadyrov have soured in recent months, the ...

Ramzan Kadyrov is the controversial leader of Chechnya, a republic within the Russian Federation. Kadyrov, who was born in 1976, became well-known for supporting Russian soldiers against ...

Russian forces claim to have pulled off an audacious operation, using a subterranean pipeline to sneak past Ukrainian defenses. The reported operation coincided with a full-on Kremlin effort to push ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said that his recent ‘ban’ on all songs with a tempo between 80 and 116 beats per minute was just a recommendation. It was reported last week that a new law ...

"For me, as the leader of Chechnya, the matter is closed," he added. "There will be no conflict or quarrel between us." According to Kadyrov, the deal was signed to improve economic, cultural and ...

Chechen separatist Shamil Basayev is one of several rebel leaders to die violently in recent years. His death leaves the future of the movement in doubt. The recent death of Chechen rebel leader ...

Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning as part of an investigation surrounding last November's presidential election, which was annulled by the ...

Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has quashed rumors ... the ministry added Some European leaders do not want real settlement in Ukraine — Russian envoy Earlier, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has ruled the republic since 2007, said he wants to remain in power for life. VOA Russian spoke to regional experts who believe that despite this being illegal ...

Kadyrov, the Kremlin-appointed leader of Chechnya, has long been a prolific social media user and is known for publicity stunts — he has been photographed playing soccer against the late ...

He will remain loyal to Putin as long as he maintains power. But the fact that the Chechen leader who wields absolute power in Chechnya feels compelled to revise his own policies of erasure means ...

But Russian-speaking Jews, including community leaders, journalists and immigrants from Chechnya, dismissed and ridiculed Yunayev’s claim to represent a Jewish community that they said does not ...