INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Independent news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Monday that Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of Chechnya, has been living with
a potentially fatal illness for more than five years, prompting the Kremlin to start working on a plan for a managed transfer of power.In
the first part of its investigation into the political landscape in the North Caucasus republic, Novaya Gazeta Europe detailed 47-year-old
military unit fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine, as the successor favored by the Kremlin.To make sense of the bombshell investigation
many years and who are really quite knowledgeable as far as Chechnya is concerned
position in Chechnya is very strong
abuses that we've been documenting in Chechnya for many years, abuses perpetrated with complete impunity, the absolute lack of freedom that
contemporary Chechnya is infamous for, are not going to disappear if Kadyrov disappears."Abubakar Yangulbaev, Chechen human rights lawyer
perceived window of opportunity for resumed larger-scale conflict, meaning an uptick in militant activity would likely occur
we have noticed before, which have been picked up by [other] media and analysts
They do shape the way actors think about how succession might be done
