Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Chechnya region and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has said that a presidential election due next March should either be postponed because of the war in Ukraine or limited to Putin. “It is quite obvious that such a large-scale event will be taken advantage of and will be used for provocations by many unfriendly countries, including the entire collective West. Our enemies will try to shake up the situation within the state,” Kadyrov wrote on Telegram. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Chechen Leader Says Russian Presidential Election Should Be Postponed Or Limited To Putin As Single Candidate
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