Chechnya’s Kadyrov wanted to resign. Or did he? | Russia-Ukraine war News

The health of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who earlier this month sought to resign, is deteriorating rapidly, sources and observers have told Al Jazeera.

But Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want Kadyrov to be succeeded by his third son, they say.

Earlier this month, 48-year-old Kadyrov, who has long dubbed himself Putin’s “foot soldier”, said he wanted to quit.

“Another [Chechen leader] will have his own initiative, his own vision. I hope my request will be supported,”…