The Chief Mufti stated Putin's role in the reconciliation of Kadyrov and Kerimov.

The reconciliation between Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Dagestani senator Suleiman Kerimov took place in the Kremlin, where both were invited by Putin, according to Ravil Gainutdin, head of the Russian Muslim Spiritual Directorate. Other sources also mentioned Putin's participation in the reconciliation, calling it a commercial deal.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on January 30, the Chechen leader posted a joint photo with Dagestani senator Suleiman Kerimov, whom he had threatened with blood feud amid the Wildberries conflict in the fall of 2024. In the caption, Ramzan Kadyrov called Kerimov his brother.

Chief Mufti and Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, revealed details of the reconciliation between Ramzan Kadyrov and Suleiman Kerimov in a video message to Muslims ahead of Ramadan.

According to the mufti, the reconciliation was orchestrated by Vladimir Putin, who invited both to the Kremlin. After meeting in the Kremlin, Kadyrov agreed to reconcile with Kerimov, whom he had previously threatened with blood feud.

“While within the walls of the Moscow Kremlin at the invitation of our president, they came to complete agreement and mutual understanding,” Ravil Gainutdin said in a video message published on the “Muslims of Russia” page on Rutube.

The mufti praised them for their “example of unity and brotherhood,” calling both “worthy sons of the Caucasus.”

Journalists noted that the reconciliation photo between Kadyrov and Kerimov was taken in the Kremlin as early as January 30, comparing the interior in the photo with photographs from the Kremlin and, in particular, from the office of the head of the presidential administration, Anton Vaino, with whom Ramzan Kadyrov had met earlier that day. Vaino is friends with both Kadyrov and Kerimov; The conflict between the two arose in the early 2010s in connection with the merger of Silvinit and Uralkali: Kadyrov convinced one of Silvinit's shareholders to sell his stake to Kerimov, hoping to receive a stake in the merged company in exchange, but received nothing, according to Agency*.

After the publication of a joint photo of Kadyrov and Kerimov, sources reported that the reconciliation was a deal personally approved by Vladimir Putin. The senator offered Kadyrov $1.85 billion in compensation so that the Chechen leader would no longer threaten his life. This money has been transferred to Kadyrov in cash since December, according to one publication, citing several informed sources. 1 .

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on November 20, 2024, RIA Novosti published a video in which two men named Magomed Gadzhiev*, a former State Duma deputy from Dagestan, as the author of the assassination attempt on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. They reported that Gadzhiev* had promised them a large reward. Kadyrov and Kerimov found a way to end the story of the attempted murder by attributing the authorship of the information to former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev*, Dagestani journalists suggested.

* are listed as foreign agents.

** Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia.