23:59, 18 May 2022

Kadyrov confirms friendly nature of dispute with Peskov

Dmitry Peskov (on the left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo http://www.kremlin.ru Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmsph0ObD20

Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed that mutual criticism in a dispute with Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, is of a friendly nature. The leader of Chechnya has noted that he does not like some of his opponent’s statements.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on May 17, Dmitry Peskov stated that his criticism in the dispute with the leader of Chechnya was of a friendly nature.

On April 3, Ramzan Kadyrov expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that the assignment of the rank of Lieutenant General to him was not commented by Dmitry Peskov. In the dispute between Ramzan Kadyrov and Dmitry Peskov, political analysts saw signs of confrontation in the highest political circles of Russia.

Ramzan Kadyrov is the only leader of the regions who dares to publicly argue with the presidential press secretary, human rights defender Oleg Orlov and journalist Maxim Shevchenko point out. The Kremlin is ready to forgive Ramzan Kadyrov any actions as long as it sees him as a guarantor of stability and a symbol of the Vladimir Putin’s victory in Chechnya, the political analysts explain.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 18, 2022 at 02:29 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: Caucasian Knot