War of words escalates as Ramzan Kadyrov denounces opponents as traitors and says they should be tried as enemies of the peopleMembers of the inner circle of Ramzan Kadyrov,Chechnya’s pro-Moscow leader, appear to maintain made threats against main Russian opposition figures after Kadyrov called them traitors.
Kadyrov enjoys the support of Vladimir Putin, or but critics say his rule over Chechnya has been accompanied by widespread rights abuses. He controls thousands of fighters in armed battalions that in theory are loyal to Moscow but in practice are devoted to Kadyrov himself.
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Source: theguardian.com