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Fri Nov 14, 2025, 06:14 AM Friday

So It Begins! Situation Inside Kremlin Boils Over. The FSB vs Kadyrov's Clan - The Russian Dude



A silent confrontation is intensifying inside Russia as the long-standing power struggle between the FSB and Kadyrov’s clan reaches a boiling point. This video exposes the hidden rivalry shaping Kremlin politics, internal security, and the fragile balance of control in Chechnya. For years, the FSB positioned itself as Russia’s ultimate authority, but Chechnya remains the one region where its power collapses entirely. Kadyrov’s men monitor, block, and humiliate federal agents, creating a parallel state within Russia that Moscow publicly ignores but privately fears.

The breaking point came after the Boris Nemtsov assassination, when suspects tied to Kadyrov were quietly moved to Chechnya and disappeared, proving to the FSB that they had no real authority even over a murder committed steps away from the Kremlin. Since then, the conflict escalated into shadow warfare: FSB leaks, covert sabotage, pressure campaigns, and counter-surveillance, while Kadyrov expanded his private army and crushed any federal influence inside the republic.

Now, with Kadyrov’s declining health and uncertainty over Chechnya’s future leadership, the tension inside the Kremlin is reaching critical levels. The FSB prepares for the moment Kadyrov is gone, assuming it can reassert control, but Chechnya’s deep historical grievances make that assumption dangerously naive. A post-Kadyrov Chechnya could erupt into chaos, resistance, or open conflict, destabilizing not just the North Caucasus but the entire Russian Federation.

This is the hidden war inside Putin’s Russia — the FSB vs Kadyrov’s clan — a power struggle that could redefine the future of the Kremlin, the security apparatus, and the stability of the country.
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