'

The time has come' to leave Groznji's government

, "

Ramzan Kadyrov

, leader of Chechnya, announced that he intends to take an"

indefinite and long

"break from his post. In a

video posted on Telegram

, Kadyrov, who has ruled since 2007 the Russian Chechen Republic with an iron fist, said it "

realized that it had sat for a long time

" in its position of power and that "

the time has come

" to leave. The

Guardian

reports , but also the Russian agency

Tass

confirms Kadyrov's intentions. "

I think it's my time before the others kick me out

", he adds.