Ramzanistan. Russia's Chechen Problem. OSW POINT OF VIEW Number 54, 2015-08-25
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2015

The political activity and growing independence of Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov raises questions about his loyalty and the possibility of his openly renouncing his servitude to Moscow. Such a scenario seems unlikely because of the dependence of Kadyrov’s regime on Russia. He is burdened by his republic’s financial dependence, the stain of collaboration and the crimes committed on his own people, and so his regime cannot exist without Moscow’s support. However, Kadyrov’s dependence on Moscow