Chechnya succession battle looms as pro-Kremlin leader ‘gravely ill’
- Posted on January 12, 2026
- By The Times
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Chechnya succession battle looms as pro-Kremlin leader ‘gravely ill’

Ramzan Kadyrov, 49, is said to be lining up his son to take over but Russia will want to assert maximum control over the volatile republic