Chechnya's Leader Aspires to More

Chechnya's Leader Aspires to More

Russia’s transition to a more military interventionist form of politics since 2014, with Putin assuming the role of military chieftain, favours Kadyrov, who according to a recent poll is respected by 30 percent of Russians, sympathised with by 16 percent and trusted by 15 percent. Kadyrov’s active positioning of himself as a federal or even international leader, rather than just a regional one, reflects his ambitions to play greater role in the future of Russia as a whole, ambitions which unfortunately, may have some potential for fulfilment.

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