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Warpy

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3. How shaky depends on how long Khadyrov can be kept alive

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #2)

Tue May 6, 2025, 11:39 PM

May 6

because a moribund strongman beats the hell out of a power vacuum.

The wild card is Khadyrov's personal army, 75,000 of them, described as well equipped and well trained. I might give them the former but not the latter and if Putin tries to shift them off to Ukraine, he is not going to like the result. The Chechens now there are mostly used as rear guard, there to shoot Russians who try to retreat or desert. Apparently they had nothing against Ukrainians but love to shoot Russians.

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Kadyrov asks Putin if he can resign as head of Chechen Republic [View all] Warpy May 6 OP

"has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin if he can resign" ... Puppet Norrrm May 6 #1

Getting a little hot at the top? Russian instability looks scary. Martin68 May 6 #2

How shaky depends on how long Khadyrov can be kept alive Warpy May 6 #3

Good to know Bayard May 6 #4

The downside of taking over another country by proxy and installing a strongman. I suspect a majority of Martin68 May 7 #5