“The result that was shown during the election campaign may seem unrealistic, but if you look at where you started, look at pictures of what Grozny looked like when you headed the republic, look at the center of Grozny ... and now look at Grozny from a bird's eye view, the result of this vote will be clear, ”Putin said.

According to the Russian president, under Kadyrov's leadership, much has been done by "the talent and hard work of the Chechen people."

"I want to congratulate you on the election results and express the hope that you will not dwell on what has been done so far, but will move on, relying on the great support that the Chechen people have given you during this election campaign." - he added.

Earlier it was reported that according to the results of processing 100% of the protocols, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov wins the elections for the head of the region with 99.70% of the votes.