A Warlord in Chechnya

“What will happen next?” Mr. Nemtsov wrote. “The country is entering a crisis. There is not enough money for anything, including the support of regions. And the unspoken contract between Putin and Kadyrov — money in exchange for loyalty — ends. And where will 20,000 Kadyrovtsy go? What will they demand? How will they behave? When will they come to Moscow?”

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The result, admirers and detractors agree, is an over-the-top political persona the likes of which Russia has never seen: Islamist warlord; Russian nationalist; and fierce Putin loyalist — at least for now.

~ NYT