Kadyrov commented on Sokurov's statement about the republics of the North Caucasus

He wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

According to the head of Chechnya, Sokurov proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin "to give the opportunity to secede in some regions and thus to destroy Russia."

Kadyrov recommended Sokurov to read the recent history of the Chechen Republic, whose residents in March 2003 decided to be part of Russia during a referendum.

The head of Chechnya added that for the second time, during the millionth rally in Grozny, the Chechen people "have openly confirmed their desire to link the future with Russia."

“If I were the competent authorities, I would give the words of the nihilist Sokurov a legal assessment of the fact of an anti-state and extremist nature,” Kadyrov said.

As RIA Novosti reports, Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights did not agree with Sokurov's opinion about the republics of the North Caucasus.

The President also told the director that this issue “should be taken very seriously”.

“And it’s superficial to talk about it all over the country, even for you,” the president said to Sokurov.

Putin also stressed that Russia was created as a multinational and multi-confessional country.