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Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, is reported to be seriously ill with kidney problems amid fears of “poisoning”.
The zealous pro-war zealot who has advocated the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine is rumored to have called in a leading United Arab Emirates doctor because he “doesn’t trust” Moscow doctors.
Kidney disease accounted for Kadyrov’s shock absence from Putin’s state of the nation address last month, several opposition sources said. This was also said to have led to his recent ‘bloated’ appearance, as seen in a recent meeting at his palace in Grozny, the Chechen capital, with Denis Pushilin, head of the invaded Donetsk People’s Republic. .
While Kadyrov, 46, is one of Putin’s closest allies, the Chechen strongman, reportedly the father of 14 children and three current wives, has strongly attacked the conduct of the war, especially from the Russian Defense Ministry. and certain generals.
The claims suggest that Kadyrov may have been poisoned, a fate that reportedly befell his close ally, 50-year-old Major General Apti Aaudinov, last month in an “assassination attempt”.
Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov (right) has been a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
Fanatic pro-war zealot Ramzan Kadyrov (center) has advocated the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Kidney disease is said to explain Kadyrov’s surprising absence from Putin’s state of the nation address last month.
The Chechen leader’s luxury private jet was known to have made several recent trips to the United Arab Emirates, and has been less visible than usual in recent weeks.
Kazakh journalist Azamat Maytanov, citing his own sources, claimed that Kadyrov may be terminally ill and that poisoning is the possible cause.
‘There is information that the chief nephrologist of the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Yasin Ibrahim El-Shahat, a well-known doctor with 30 years of experience, has arrived in Grozny. [the capital of Chechnya]’ Maytanov wrote on his Telegram channel.
‘His area of expertise is nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure.
‘Kadyrov is supposedly in very bad shape and has serious kidney problems.’
The Kremlin’s exiled foe Leonid Nevzlin echoed the claims, which were also reported by Bild in Germany.
“My sources confirm it,” he said. ‘Kadyrov receives treatment in the United Arab Emirates, and when he is in Grozny for a short time, he is specially visited by a nephrologist from Abu Dhabi.
‘Kadyrov clearly does not trust Russian doctors. There are reasons.
‘My sources say that [problems with] the kidneys are a symptom of poisoning, and that is what Kadyrov is afraid of.
Ramzan Kadyrov has strongly attacked the conduct of the war, especially by the Russian defense ministry and certain generals. He is pictured (right) with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Kadyrov had ‘made too many enemies among generals who have access to GRU developments’ Pictured: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Putin’s warlord Ramzan Kadyrov (left) wearing a police uniform with some of his awards pinned to his chest.
Kadyrov had “made too many enemies among the generals who have access to GRU developments.”
The GRU is Russian military intelligence, responsible for the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain in 2018.
Putin’s FSB has also carried out poisoning attacks, for example, against opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2020, in Siberia, and enemy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006.
The Ukrainian Telegram channel Trukha stated that “in recent months, [Kadyrov] He has put on a lot of weight and looks very bloated.’
When Alaudinov was poisoned last month, Kadyrov said: “There is an investigation into the assassination attempt, identifying those involved.”
“There have already been results” from this investigation, he said.
Putin promoted Kadyrov to colonel general of the Russian National Guard last October.
A month earlier, he had urged Putin to consider “declaring martial law in the border territories and using low-yield nuclear weapons” to overcome his latest military humiliations in Ukraine.
Despite rumors about his health, Kadyrov urged Putin to crack down on “saboteurs” who crossed from Ukraine into Russia’s Bryansk region this week.
Ramzan Kadyrov is head of the Chechen Republic
The poisoning was also said to have led to the recent ‘bloated’ appearance of their Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Shoot to kill. To deal not only with them, but also to bring their families, who can live in Russia, to justice,’ he urged on his Telegram channel.
Review them thoroughly and carefully. Experience shows that without their help, leniency, and approval, such terrorist acts do not occur.”
Again demanding martial law, he claimed that Ukraine had unleashed a “war without rules.”
“It is necessary to treat all participants in the exit to the Bryansk region in the most severe way, with the greatest possible harshness and even cruelty,” he said.
“Deal not only with them, but also bring to justice their families who may live on the territory of Russia.”