The leader of Chechnya rules with brute force, impunity and near autonomy. Why doesn’t Vladimir Putin rein him in?
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If Vladimir Putin can shift blame for a failed war in Ukraine onto Wagner Group forces as they engage in an armed rebellion on Russian territory, it could provide him an escape hatch from Ukraine.
Russian forces in Ukraine have been deeply divided. The Kremlin is attempting to remedy that, but the signs are not good.
Beijing remains a friend of Moscow, but the relationship is becoming increasingly unequal as Russia is weakened by war.
The Chechen government must be made to answer for its role in an appalling campaign of anti-gay persecution.
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