The succession of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the autonomous Russian republic of Chechnya, is becoming an increasingly major headache for Vladimir Putin, writes researcher Christopher Peterstam of the Swedish Institute for Security & Development Policy. Kadyrov is reportedly seriously ill. A succession struggle could severely destabilize not only the small state in the Caucasus but also the Russian Federation.
The succession of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the autonomous Russian republic of Chechnya, is becoming an increasingly major headache for Vladimir Putin, writes researcher Christopher Peterstam of the Swedish Institute for Security & Development Policy. Kadyrov is reportedly seriously ill. A succession struggle could severely destabilize not only the small state in the Caucasus but also the Russian Federation.
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