Chechen strongman appears in new video amid speculation of ill health

Speculation has swirled for months that the hugely influential 46-year-old head of Chechnya accused by rights groups of running a "totalitarian regime" might be ill.

Chechnya's Kremlin-installed President Ramzan Kadyrov. (AFP Photo)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Moscow, Russia | AFP

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov on Sunday released new video footage in which he smiled and recommended everyone practise sport, in an apparent move

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Chechen strongman appears in new video amid speculation of ill health

Speculation has swirled for months that the hugely influential 46-year-old head of Chechnya accused by rights groups of running a "totalitarian regime" might be ill.

Chechnya's Kremlin-installed President Ramzan Kadyrov. (AFP Photo)

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