Ramzan Kadyrov said he's asked Putin to be allowed to step down as Chechen leader, but says Russia's president is the only ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

The Chechen leader has made similar public statements in the past about stepping down, but has always remained in power.

The coat of arms of Russia without crosses was used at the medal ceremony in honor of the 25th anniversary of the formation of OMON "Akhmat - Grozny" to the son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ramzan Kadyrov in Moscow on Wednesday, just days after the Chechnya governor said in an interview that he hopes to be relieved of his post. Kadyrov fueled ...