Putin Did Not Let Kadyrov Resign

• 8.05.2025, 14:51

In a meeting with the Kremlin chief, his hands were shaking.

Chechnya's ruler Ramzan Kadyrov has failed to get Putin to resign from his post. He was going to discuss the issue at a meeting with the Russian dictator on May 7, writes The Moscow Times.

"I will ask the president today. Whatever he says, that's what will happen. But why not? We have done everything, built everything. And if anything happens, if anyone has any problems, we'll come back!" - Kadyrov told Kommersant before his conversation with Putin. During the meeting itself, Kadyrov reported on the growth of Chechnya's economy, a surge in industrial production and construction, and a drop in unemployment. At the same time, the head of the republic read his report from beginning to end from sheets of paper, and his hands, as observers noticed, were shaking.

After his meeting with Putin, Kadyrov wrote that he managed to discuss "a number of important topics off the record" and received "full understanding and support." "In conclusion, Vladimir Vladimirovich, commenting on the latest speculation on the Internet, again quoted the famous words of Mark Twain: 'Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated'." He added that we still have work to do and work to do. I fulfill the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief!" - Kadyrov concluded.

Before that, "Novaya Gazeta. Europe" reported about a sharp deterioration in the health of the head of Chechnya. According to the publication's sources, Kadyrov has stopped leaving the republic and spends almost all his time in the Aymed clinic in Grozny under the constant supervision of doctors, including staying there overnight. The publication claimed that six years ago Kadyrov was diagnosed with pancreatic necrosis with no hope of a cure.