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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations on May 19, 2023, in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, Russia. Reports of the deteriorating health of Kadyrov carry acute and chronic risks for the region's stability.

The prospect of the long-time leader of Chechnya no longer being the region’s formal head carries acute and chronic risks for the region's stability, though not along the lines of the 1990s.

Rumors of Kadyrov's Ill Health Raise Questions About Chechnya's Future

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Reports of the deteriorating health of Ramzan Kadyrov, the long-time leader of Chechnya, carry acute and chronic risks for the region's stability, but instability is unlikely to reach anywhere near the level seen in the 1990s.

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Rumors of Kadyrov's Ill Health Raise Questions About Chechnya's Future

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