Analysts: Putin's Man in Chechnya a Potential Liability

The bellicose leader of Russia's republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, rules with aggressive rhetoric and an iron fist that sparks outcries from liberal politicians but no rebuke from the Kremlin. In fact, authorities in Moscow earlier this month stopped a one-man opposition party calling for Kadyrov’s resignation, after city officials refused an earlier request for a larger demonstration. "It's simply the authorities' reaction to criticism of Kadyrov,” said Galina...

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