"I am asking to be dismissed from my post," Kadyrov told state-controlled Chechnya Today on Monday, per The Kyiv Independent's translation. "I hope that my request will be supported," he added.

But Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want Kadyrov to be succeeded by his third son, they say. Earlier this month, 48-year-old Kadyrov, who has long dubbed himself Putins ...

Even simple public criticism of the regime can lead to repression. Russian security services apply particularly harsh methods ...

Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video with captured equipment brought to the republic from the front line.

Chechen leader Arbi Barayev has been killed in a drive by Russian troops to flush out leading rebels. The death of Barayev, for years described by Moscow as the ringleader of kidnapping gangs that ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ramzan Kadyrov in Moscow on Wednesday, just days after the Chechnya governor said ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov asked to be dismissed. He said this in an interview with the publication Chechnya Segodnya, which was published on May 5. Kadyrov commented on the rumors about his ...

“Words of War” focuses on three key relationships. One is with Dmitry Muratov (Ciarán Hinds), her editor, who in 2021 would ...

Luke Evans has been tapped to co-star alongside Noomi Rapace in “Traction,” an action-thriller about a former U.S. soldier leading a humanitarian mission through war-torn Chechnya. The ...