138. ANALYSIS: Miriam Hess on Ramzan Kadyrov’s place in Russian politics; Chechen fighters on both sides in the war in Ukraine; and the future of the Republic of Chechnya

War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

Miriam Hess, Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations,

discusses Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's place in the domestic Russian political landscape and relationship to Putin, Chechens fighting on both sides in the war in Ukraine, and the possible future of the Republic of Chechnya if Putin were to no longer be in power.

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Miriam Hess on: how Ramzan Kadyrov leverages Islam and internal conflict

Miriam Hess on X(Twitter): @miriamka_hess

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