Putin is unhappy over the troops’ social media activity.
by the Get Kit media project, founded by former journalists at Meduza, an independent Russian news media: Putin initially approved of the actions of units under the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov; he publicly praised their courage. Around the same time, Putin presented the highest state award, the honorary title of Hero of Russia, to Adam Delimkhanov, Kadyrov’s cousin and a deputy in the Russian State Duma [Russia’s national parliament - ed.].
Putin’s discontent is further fuelled by representatives of the Russian army and the leadership of the Russian secret services. The Russian military is frustrated by the fact that Kadyrov’s troops, despite not having excelled in battle, are spreading a media image of themselves as more skillful and courageous than the rest of the Russian army. Meanwhile, the Russian secret services are intimidated by Kadyrov’s arbitrary and aggressive behaviour.
The extent of the Chechens’ actual participation in the war and the effect they have on the hostilities is disproportionate to the media attention it receives. He does it on purpose. It gets a lot of public attention! In this sense, his PR campaign is successful – he won on this front.": The authors of the Get Kit report also consulted independent investigative journalists with sources among the Chechen authorities.
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