Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused three Russian lawmakers of neighboring regions of having tried to kill him, ordered his assassinationand threatened them with a “bloodbath” unless they proved otherwise. Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, stressed Suleiman Kerimovsenator from Dagestan, also an oligarch, and two members of the Duma, Rizvan Kurbanov from Dagestan And Bekhan Barakoyev, from Ingushetia. ““If they don’t prove otherwise, I will officially declare that there is a blood feud,” Kadyrov said, also alleging that they had “taken over” Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries. Founded by Vladislav Bakalchuk, a friend of Kadyrov, the company is currently owned by his ex-wife, Tatiana Kim, the richest woman in Russia. Kadyrov allegedly tried to help Bakalchuk stop a merger deal that Tatyana Kim wanted to make with a Kerimov company, which would have the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In this sense, the Chechen leader also accused Russian lawmakers of being responsible for the shooting that occurred in September in the Wildberries offices in Moscow.. This happened just after the signing of the merger of this company with the advertising company Russ Group, owned by Suleman Kerimov, senator and billionaire from Dagestan. This is the first time that the Chechen, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has commented on the shooting, during which two security guards of Ingu origin were killed.
On the other hand, it is claimed that it was Vladimir Bakalchuk, Tatiana Kim’s ex-husband, who provoked the shooting, as he tried to enter the offices of his former company to prevent the aforementioned merger that his ex-wife wanted to direct. with the outdoor advertising company Russ Group, owned by Dagestan senator and billionaire Sulemán Kerimov, as previously reported. This agreement, according to Russian media, had the support of the president’s office in Moscow. Bakalchuk would have He joined forces with Kadyrov to block the merger and stormed the office with other men, including several Chechens.
Who is Kadyrov?
He is the son of Ahmad Kadyrovleader of Chechnya, died in the explosion of a bomb dropped by Chechen terrorists. With Putin’s support, Ramzan Kadyrov, son of Ahmad Kadyrov, became Chechen leader in 2007. Denying accusations from human rights groups that he used kidnappings, torture and murder to crush the opposition, Kadyrov has maintained Russia’s support..
