'Hatred will explode': How a dying warlord could empower Putin's enemies

'Hatred will explode': How a dying warlord could empower Putin's enemies

The death of the notorious Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov could spark an explosion of violence and chaos across southern Russia that threatens Vladimir Putin himself, according to regional experts and officials. Kadyrov, 49, a close Putin ally who rules the small Chechen Republic in Russia’s south-west, is said to be in declining health with chronic kidney and pancreatic conditions. The strongman leader “barely” survived hospitalisation over Chr…