They are becoming increasingly persistent, the rumors that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is dying. That could have major consequences for Vladimir Putin. Not so much in Ukraine, where Kadyrov’s forces are mocked as a TikTok army. But in the Caucasus itself, where a bitter succession struggle would come at a bad time. There is an heir who was already received by Putin and quickly got married. But he is not yet eighteen and there are already signs of panic.
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ANALYSIS. It’s just a ‘TikTok army’ that he leads. But the death of Ramzan Kadyrov could make Putin sour
