Saturday, September 16, 2023

"Chechen leader and staunch Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov reportedly in critical condition "

This is the story I was going for when the insanity immediately below popped up.

From the New York Post, September 15:

Ruthless Chechnya warlord — and staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — Ramzan Kadyrov is reportedly hospitalized in critical condition, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

“There is information that the war criminal Kadyrov is in a serious condition — existing illnesses have worsened and caused such a serious condition,” Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s military intelligence branch, told Ukrainian outlet Obozrevatel Friday.

Kadyrov’s condition has been confirmed by multiple sources, Yusov said, and the cause of the illness is not the result of any injury.

“It is not about injuries. Other details require additional clarification. He has been ill for a long time, and we are talking about systemic health problems.

“But he has been in a serious condition for the past few days,” he added.

The warlord has been rumored to be in poor health for months with kidney problems as a result of drug addiction, although some believe he may have been poisoned....

....MUCH MORE

The “Kadyrovites” were apparently in studio to do a cover of Leonard Cohen's First We Take Manhatten (then we take Berlin) but slightly altered the lyrics to First we take Warsaw, then we take Berlin. 

“If Putin doesn’t stop us”: Kadyrov ally threatens to march to Berlin