Since his father 's death , Ramzan Kadyrov has ascended swiftly , making clear his allegiances to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia while exerting a heavy-handed influence over Chechnya 's ruins and leading much of the counterinsurgency against the republic 's separatists .
Russia
Chechnya
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Russia
Chechnya
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Chechnya
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PERSON
Ramzan Kadyrov
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Russia
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Chechnya