Report: Kadyrov avoids sending mass numbers of Chechens to fight in Ukraine
Despite his public displays of loyalty to Putin, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is in practice avoiding sending large numbers of Chechens to fight in Ukraine, The Economist reports.
The British magazine The Economist reports that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, despite publicly proclaiming full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's course, is in practice avoiding sending large numbers of Chechens to fight in the war against Ukraine.
According to the outlet, there is a gap between Kadyrov's rhetoric and his actual actions — his loud declarations of loyalty to the Kremlin do not match his real reluctance to send substantial numbers of Chechen fighters into the war in Ukraine.
Background
Chechen fighters have been widely cited in Russian propaganda since the start of the war as loyal supporters of the Kremlin, but the magazine notes that behind the public rhetoric lies a different reality regarding the actual involvement of Chechens at the front.
