The Chechen strongman is reaching outside his native territory to affirm his power, and test his ambitions. At 69, Vladimir Putin shows no signs of settling down, but he won’t live forever.
A furor over the arrest of a woman by agents of the Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov shows the internal challenges facing President Vladimir V. Putin, even as he tries to project global power.
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY New information RUS 002 / 0122 / OBS 006.1 Arbitrary and incommunicado detention / Judicial harassment / Death threats /…