Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman;
This has raised fears that he may conspire to control the Russian security elite, according to the British newspaper, The Times.
Kadyrov, 45, accused Dmitry Peskov of failing to praise what he called true patriotism in the midst of the grinding war in Ukraine, saying "something must be done about it".
Kadyrov, a former separatist fighter who switched his allegiance to the Kremlin in 2000, today rules with an iron fist the Republic of Chechnya, which is part of the Russian Federation.
As for Peskov, until recently, he was the closest official to Putin, and no one was competing with him in this, and no one dared to offend him, but the situation, according to Russian political analyst Kirill Rogov, has now changed.
These statements by the Chechen leader came after he also criticized the head of the Kremlin's delegation in talks with Ukraine, Vladimir Medinsky, for his announcement of the withdrawal from the Kyiv region, saying that this man must "throw a stone."
According to the British newspaper, the one who calls himself "the winds of change" - one of the important sources in revealing what is related to the Russian security services - believes that Kadyrov was encouraged by the invasion of Ukraine to take these criticisms.
This reporter added that the Chechen president launched a strong campaign in the Kremlin to discredit the leaders of the security wing surrounding Putin.
This person believes that if Putin gives the security bloc to Kadyrov, even partially, then all of Russia will be in the hands of the Chechen leader in the future, noting that the war party and the peace party are already moving to the point of direct conflict between them.
But it is unlikely, according to Tatiana Stanovaya, a Russian analyst in the Kremlin, that Kadyrov will be able to control the Kremlin’s security wing, and Stanovaya adds that Kadyrov is also a problem for the Kremlin, and that Putin does not need to silence him for more than a call reminding him that there are red lines that he cannot cross. .
But Putin - according to Stanovaya - is busy with other things, and he is strong, and this Kadyrov is not a big problem for him, she said.
Kadyrov blames Peskov for not congratulating him when he was promoted to lieutenant general, and at the same time he called Ivan Urgant - a TV presenter who posted an anti-war message on social media - a "great patriot".
Peskov dismissed Kadyrov's comments, denouncing the attempt by some officials to prove that they are more patriotic than others.