Ingushetia responded to Kadyrov’s ultimatum about three days – RBC

Sarajin Sultygov, co-chairman of the Ingush public organization “Mekhk-Khel”, in his address to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov put forward three claims concerning the people of Ingushetia. Sultygov’s address in the Ingush language published in the organization’s YouTube channel, excerpts in Russian leads Ingush edition of Fortang. Thus, Sultygov responded to Kadyrov’s ultimatum, in which he gave the Ingush three days to bring charges against him. Otherwise, the head of Chechnya promised to take full responsibility for those who are trying to denigrate him.

Sultygov’s first claim concerned territorial disputes and the definition of the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia. “Put commissions on both sides on the land issue, let them work. If this is not possible, please let us know <...>. Here is one justified claim. Retreat to the starting point, define the border along the entire perimeter <...>,” said the co-chairman of Mehk-Khela.

Disputes about the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia have been going on since the collapse of the USSR, before that the republics were part of a single Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In the early 2010s, a special commission decided to transfer part of the Sunzha region of Ingushetia to Chechnya, and part of the Nadterechny region of Chechnya to Ingushetia. In September 2018, Kadyrov and the then head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, signed a border agreement.

In November 2021, a territorial dispute arose again between representatives of the Chechen and Ingush peoples due to construction work carried out by Chechenavtodor on the border of the republics. After the appearance of information about the work, Kadyrov announced the need to “stop a bunch of provocateurs who are trying to play the nationalist card.” He noted that the issue of the border is closed once and for all and complies with the law.