Sources and observers have reported that Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic, is rapidly deteriorating in terms of his health, as reported by Al Jazeera.
However, they claim that Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, does not want his third son to take Kadyrov.
Kadyrov, 48, announced his intention to leave earlier this month and declare himself Putin’s “foot soldier.”
Another [Chechen leader] will have his own ideas and goals. Before his May 7 meeting with Putin, Kadyrov stated in a pro-Kremlin publication, Chechnya Today, that he hopes his request will be accepted.
Kadyrov bragged about the 55, 000 Chechen service members who were fighting in Ukraine during the meeting at Putin’s office and read about the region’s 1.5 million-strong economic boom.
Kadyrov, a boxing and weightlifting expert, muttered his thoughts from cards with extra-large printing.
neither mentioned resigning. A day later, Khadyrov clarified the situation and routinely glorified Putin.
Kadyrov, who had Chechnya’s streets and districts named after Putin, wrote on Telegram, “Whatever I say, no matter how hard I ask, the decision is made by one person, our Supreme Commander.” I’m an infantryman. I follow orders if they are made.
Despite the deferential tones, Kadyrov has had a falling-out with Putin over his third son, Adam Kadyrov, who turned 17 in November, according to two Chechen insiders familiar with Kadyrov’s government.
Rights groups have previously documented a severe crackdown on dissent in Chechnya, including the persecution of Kadyrov critics and their loved ones, according to the sources who requested anonymity.
One of the sources claimed that “Putin refused to have Adam as a replacement.”
A Russian man who had burned a copy of the Quran was depicted in a video that Ramzan’s son allegedly assaulted in a pretrial detention center in 2023.
Ramzan claimed that because of his age, federal investigators could not charge him with assault. He also praised Adam.
The younger Kadyrov has been promoted to the position of security council head in Chechnya in addition to other official positions.
However, one of the sources claims that he was “raised as a prince” and had little exposure to the “real world.”
No one under the age of 30 can command Chechnya, according to the country’s constitution.
Ramzan was 28 when his father, Akhmat, was killed in 2004.
After fighting with puritan separatists who rejected Chechnya’s Sufi traditions, Akhmat was a mufti and separatist strongman who sided with them.
Before taking over as Chechnya’s leader in 2007, Ramzan at the time relied on figureheads after Akhmat was killed in a bombing.
Adam will turn 30 in 2037.
According to Kadyrov senior, the condition necrotizes pancreatitis, a survival-saving condition, and kidney problems that call for frequent dialysis.
According to the sources who spoke to Al Jazeera, he was admitted to the AiMed Family Clinic in Grozny every day and frequently stays overnight. He was also admitted to the hospital several times in critical condition.
Kadyrov uses prerecorded videos to create the impression of his busy, unrestrained work schedule, according to the report.
According to Al Jazeera, their claims are in line with other media reports about Kadyrov’s alleged ill health, which they were unable to independently verify.
According to reports, Kadyrov has been forced to violate unwritten laws by the illness.
When Ramadan’s holy month, which ended in late March, came to an end, he did not record a television address expressing his congratulations to Chechens for the first time in 20 years.
Additionally, he did not participate in the February 24 commemorations of the entire Chechen community being deported to Central Asia by the Stalinists in 1944.
According to Ansar Dishni of Nyiso, a Telegram channel that publishes insider news from Chechnya, Kadyrov is “very worried” about the future of his family after his passing.
The Kremlin has undoubtedly provided security for his family, but everything can change because Putin is not forever, Dishni told Al Jazeera.
According to the sources, the Kremlin’s preferred successor is currently 51-year-old top security official in Chechnya, according to the sources.
Alaudinov is the face of Chechens fighting in Ukraine with Russia, despite the forces he commands have been vilified for making videos of “participating” in the hostilities.
These forces, according to Al Jazeera, hardly make a statement in a battle and primarily patrol Ukraine’s regions under Russian occupation.
According to reports, Kadyrov has been making alleged investments in real estate and other Middle Eastern countries, giving his family a financial haven.
Others have followed suit.
A Dubai-based real estate agent who speaks Russian told Al Jazeera, “Chechens are among our best buyers.” They arrive with cash bags, they say.
Three decades ago, kidnappings, assassinations, and abject poverty ruled Chechnya.
Some people at one point argued that Chechnya’s membership in the Russian Federation could prevent the human rights situation from getting worse, according to Ivar Dale, a senior policy advisor to the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, a rights organization.
Chechnya has, however, come to be Russia’s most privileged province after two devastating wars and a decades-long, violent crackdown on “extremism” in the wider North Caucasus region.
Moscow is reportedly flooded with federal funds by Kadyrov, who has constructed grand, densely fortified homes, lavish sports cars, invited world champion boxer Mike Tyson, and hosted a number of Western celebrities at public concerts on his birthday.
He and his personal guards are accused of extrajudicial killings, torture, kidnapping, and the destruction of alleged “extremist” properties by human rights organizations.
Dale claimed that other Russian-occupied regions and regions of Ukraine are similar to Chechnya’s human rights violations.
According to Dale, “Russia has grown to be the standard for Russia in general” due to the country’s most heinous crimes.
Despite Kadyrov’s death and his replacement’s appointment, observers predict little will change.
