He is doing well and he shows it, with supporting photos and videos. The leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov showed all his muscles, just to debunk the rumors about his weakening state of health. “Don’t forget that taking care of your health is an investment in the future,” said Vladimir Putin’s friend live from a gym, at the heart of a major newspaper investigation. Russian opposition Novaya Gazeta.
According to this media, now based in Latvia, the Chechen leader has suffered from “pancreatic necrosis” since 2019 but also, more recently, from a “mysterious degenerative brain disease”. And his state of health has deteriorated so much that the Kremlin is looking for a successor.
Nope. “The busy day ended with training and positivity. Physical activity not only improves your body, but also your mood. Evening classes are a great way to relax and recharge your batteries,” says a smiling Kadyrov on social media.
“Kadyrov had practically doubled in size”
However, as our colleagues at International mail, the absence of the Chechen leader during Vladimir Putin’s address to the nation on February 29 had once again revived the rumor of weakened health. It must be said that the entire Russian political, military and economic elite was present.
Citing sources from the medical community (remaining anonymous), Novaya Gazeta asserts that Ramzan Kadyrov, “yet fond of public appearances alongside the Russian president” was ill but also that ties with the head of the Kremlin would be weakened.
And the media details: “Even the most inattentive observer could not fail to notice […] that Kadyrov had practically doubled in size […]. He was terribly out of breath, had difficulty speaking, walked slowly and dressed too warmly for the Chechen climate. And, above all, he began to disappear from the public square at the most inopportune moments. »
On April 22, during what we could call a PR operation, Ramzan Kadyrov did crazy stretching and lifted dumbbells like Rocky.