Tag: Ramzan Kadyrov

  • The Kadyrov clan – loyal to Putin to death

    The Kadyrov clan – loyal to Putin to death

    The Russia Correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren tells how the Kadyrov clan came to power and how Putin sees the sub-republic of Chechnya as a test balloon for hard-line politics. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Maria Persson Löfgren, Russia correspondent Producers: Marina Nilsson Malmström, Elin Hagman With clips from: Swedish Radio, SVT, The Telegraph, BBC, CNN, Al…

  • Let me fight for Palestinian UFC stars

    Let me fight for Palestinian UFC stars

    Khamzat Chimaev asked the Chechen leader for his blessing to join the battle in Gaza Khamzat Chimaev, a UFC fighter from Chechnya, spoke to the leader of the Russian republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, on Saturday and asked for his permission to participate in the fight in Palestine in a post-fight interview at UFC 294. In an…

  • Let me fight Palestine’s UFC star to Kadyrov

    Let me fight Palestine’s UFC star to Kadyrov

    Khamzat Chimaev asked the Chechen leader for his blessing to join the battle in Gaza Khamzat Chimaev, a UFC fighter from Chechnya, spoke to the leader of the Russian republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, on Saturday and asked for his permission to participate in the fight in Palestine in a post-fight interview at UFC 294. In an…

  • Belarus receives first Russian nuclear weapons, says Lukashenko

    Belarus receives first Russian nuclear weapons, says Lukashenko

    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and 13 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, according to local authorities. Read our live blog to see how all…

  • Russian UFC fighter weighs in on Koran-burning row

    Russian UFC fighter weighs in on Koran-burning row

    Khamzat Chimaev said Muslims in Sweden should be shown respect after far-right figure Rasmus Paludan publicly burned a copy of the holy book Russian-born UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev has said Muslims cannot look the other way after a far-right politician was allowed to publicly burn a copy of the Koran in Chimaev’s adopted homeland of…

  • Russian UFC star weighs in on Koran-burning row

    Russian UFC star weighs in on Koran-burning row

    Khamzat Chimaev said Muslims in Sweden should be shown respect after far-right figure Rasmus Paludan publicly burned a copy of the holy book Russian-born UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev has said Muslims cannot look the other way after a far-right politician was allowed to publicly burn a copy of the Koran in Chimaev’s adopted homeland of…

  • The power play around Vladimir Putin

    The power play around Vladimir Putin

    The President of Russia has gathered power around his own person. But at the same time, a game is underway where influential oligarchs, politicians and leaders of other countries in the region are trying to position themselves against Vladimir Putin. Hard-liners in the Russian power elite complain about the weak Russian army, while Putin is…

  • Makhachev answers the question of Chimaev joining the camp of Khabib

    Makhachev answers the question of Chimaev joining the camp of Khabib

    Peace talks held with Chechen fighter following his brawl with Abubakar Nurmagomedov on the sidelines of UFC 280 There are no plans for UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev to train with the team led by Khabib Nurmagomedov despite the two camps healing a rift that was revealed in a cageside brawl in Abu Dhabi last week,…

  • Chimaev clashes with Khabib’s cousin at UFC 280

    Chimaev clashes with Khabib’s cousin at UFC 280

    The Chechen fighter and Abubakar Nurmagomedov had to part ways in Abu Dhabi Tempers flared on the sidelines of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi when Chechen sensation Khamzat Chimaev sparred with fellow fighter Abubakar Nurmagomedov – who is the cousin of MMA icon Khabib. Chimaev and Abubakar Nurmagomedov were cageside at the Etihad Arena as…

  • Live: Russian rockets hit Zaporizhzhia near the nuclear power plant

    Live: Russian rockets hit Zaporizhzhia near the nuclear power plant

    Seven Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia before dawn on Thursday, killing two people and trapping at least five in the town near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the governor of the mostly Russian-occupied region said. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 10:30: “Maneuvering…

  • Ramzan Kadyrov is known as Putin’s attacking dog

    Ramzan Kadyrov is known as Putin’s attacking dog

    Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was only 27 years old when he inherited the power from his father, Ahmad Kadyrov, who was killed in a bombing in 2004. “He would never have gotten the job if he had not had the father he had,” says Maria Persson Löfgren, Swedish Radio’s Russia correspondent. . Training videos on…