'
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.