Cynical lies and murderous fantasies
Kadyrov speaks of an imminent end to the war
December 13, 2023, 9:54 p.m
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Ramzan Kadyrov is known for his lies and contempt for humanity. In a live stream, the Chechen ruler predicts that Russia will soon win against Ukraine. He has an explanation for why the war has lasted so long. This can hardly be surpassed in terms of cynicism.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has predicted the war will end next summer. “Around June or July. If I had the decision-making power, we would be finished in three months,” said Kadyrov in a live stream, according to media reports.
He expressed optimism that Russia would achieve its war goals. He explained the delay by saying that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had given the military the task of destroying the Ukrainian cities as little as possible. Russia has been waging a brutal war of aggression against its neighboring country for more than 21 months, regularly attacking cities. The Russian army reduced numerous towns and villages to rubble, especially in eastern Ukraine.
Kadyrov also claimed in the stream that Russian troops could have taken Kiev if there had not been an order to spare the civilian population. In reality, Russian soldiers murdered numerous civilians in the Kiev region, as in other parts of Ukraine. More than 400 residents were killed in the Butscha massacre alone. In Irpin, another Kiev suburb, the Russians killed between 200 and 300 civilians. The battle for Kiev ran from late February to early April after the Russian military attacked the Ukrainian capital with units stationed in neighboring Belarus. Heavy losses ultimately caused the leadership in Moscow to retreat from Kiev.
Kadyrov: Son should have killed defenseless man
In the stream, the Chechen leader repeatedly praised his 16-year-old son Adam Kadyrov for the brutal beating attack on a defenseless prisoner a few months ago. “It would have been good if he had killed him on the spot,” Kadyrov said. “When I think of people who burn the Koran, I want them to be punished,” he added.
The video of the attack published by Kadyrov and the lack of criminal prosecution of the 16-year-old caused horror in parts of Russian society. The teenager was named a “Hero of Chechnya” and appointed head of his father’s security service after the attack on the man who was arrested for publicly burning a Koran.
Kadyrov, who leads the republic of Chechnya in an authoritarian manner and who is accused of numerous human rights violations including murder, is one of the hardliners in Russia’s war of aggression. Chechen units are active in the war as part of the Russian National Guard. Earlier this year, Kadyrov predicted a Russian victory by the end of 2023.