The sequence might make you laugh if it wasn’t tragic. Under the spotlight of recent days, the sulphurous leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, received from the Russian version of the record book a certificate that rewards you for becoming the world record holder for the number of penalties imposed on a single person.
“Proud and Happy”
A mock ceremony for the occasion was held in Grozny on Wednesday, on the day of Kadyrov’s 46th birthday, in the presence of Stanislav Konenko, the book’s chief editor, the TASS agency reports. “With the largest number of restrictions and sanctions imposed on one person, resulting in 68 sanctions, I declare Ramzan Kadyrov the record holder,” he said.
The man who rules this Caucasian republic with an iron fist said he was flattered by this “recognition” upon receiving his award.
“I am proud and happy today. I am on the sanctions list because I protect the ‘people of Islam,’ as well as our traditions, customs and the security of our state. Nothing is more important to me than that, so I’m happy.” “, said.
He is ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Ramzan Kadyrov also holds the record for “the largest number of sanctions restrictions imposed against a person, his family and his followers in the world,” completes the Russian media.
totalitarian and warrior
Knighted by Vladimir Putin himself in 2007, Ramzan Kadyrov has reigned supreme over Chechnya, which his father also ruled before he was assassinated in 2004. For 15 years, the leader has been a frequent target for various NGOs to get involved from up close or from afar. , through his personal army, to kidnapping, torture, murder and persecution.
Thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov multiplied his outings, criticizing the Kremlin’s military options and the strategies of Vladimir Putin, who nevertheless promoted him to colonel general on Wednesday.
Very active since the beginning of the conflict – several Chechen units fought in Mariupol and are still there – the Chechen leader announced earlier this week his intention to send three of his teenage sons to fight in Ukraine, while calling for the use of “low-power nuclear weapons” in the face of the difficulties of the Russian troops.
Source: BFM TV
