Chechnya: facing journalists, Ramzan Kadyrov zealously defends the war in Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov visits the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022. © Mikhail Metzel / AP
Text by: Anastasia Becchio
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While Vladimir Putin canceled his in Moscow, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov held his annual direct line with journalists and residents of this Russian Caucasus republic well.
The opportunity to answer several questions about the war in Ukraine, where thousands of Chechens are fighting.
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It hasn't been an easy year for all of Russia, agrees Ramzan Kadyrov, who himself is under Western sanctions.
The Chechen leader is always as zealous when it comes to
supporting the military operation
in Ukraine.
“
Chechens must be ready to go to war against fascism, Satanism and Nazism.
They want to impose their non-traditional values on us, but we will never accept that.
Those who do not want to live under the LGBT banner must stand up
,” he told reporters.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has been one
of the unconditional allies
of Vladimir Putin, who promoted him to the rank of colonel general.
The Chechen leader even sent his two minor sons to fight in Ukraine.
They came back with Ukrainian prisoners offered as gifts to their father.
Some criticisms against Russia
At the same time, Ramzan Kadyrov does not hesitate to criticize the Russian military command.
As for the general mobilization which could be decreed again at the start of 2023, he considers that Chechnya has already largely fulfilled the objectives.
"
In the Republic of Chechnya, we have exceeded our mobilization target by 254%
," said the leader.
In the fall of 2022, the announcement of a first wave of mobilization had generated an extremely rare event: the start of protest in Chechnya.
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also: Chechens, Syrians, Wagner mercenaries: who fights alongside the Russians in Ukraine?
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