{"id":1413540,"date":"2022-03-31T16:29:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1413540"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:29:59","slug":"chechen-leader-ramzan-kadyrov-russian-negotiator-made-a-mistake-offering-ukraine-concessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chechen-leader-ramzan-kadyrov-russian-negotiator-made-a-mistake-offering-ukraine-concessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov: Russian Negotiator &#039;Made a Mistake&#039; Offering Ukraine Concessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchechen-leader-ramzan-kadyrov-russian-negotiator-made-a-mistake-offering-ukraine-concessions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1413540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>Ramzan Kadyrov, the eccentric dictator of the Russian puppet government in Chechnya, posted a rant on social media Wednesday in which he castigated Russian negotiators for making too many concessions to Ukraine in peace negotiations. Kadyrov vowed that his troops would fight the Ukrainians to the bitter end, whatever that might be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kadyrov\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/RKadyrov_95\/1690\"><span>tirade on Telegram<\/span><\/a><span> was apparently filmed in his office, where nearly everything is plated in gold \u2013 right down to his desk accessories:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sitting in his gold-plated office, Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov publicly criticizes Russian head negotiator Vladimir Medinsky for supposedly being too accommodating to Ukraine. The cracks are starting to show. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p5siAvii9L\">pic.twitter.com\/p5siAvii9L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinRothrock\/status\/1509212495029977089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Kadyrov has previously been mocked for his habit of mixing fantastically expensive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/29\/chechen-warlord-ramzan-kadyrov-promoted-by-putin-visits-mariupol\/\"><span>designer clothes<\/span><\/a><span> into the pseudo-military uniforms he affects. His horrifying record of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/us-blacklists-strongman-of-chechnya-for-human-rights-abuses\/2020\/07\/20\/1a1b2d4a-caa6-11ea-89ce-ac7d5e4a5a38_story.html\"><span>human rights abuses<\/span><\/a><span> is no laughing matter. Even as Kadyrov committed thousands of his fighters to the Russian war effort, Chechens exiled by his regime <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2022\/03\/03\/report-chechen-jihadis-syria-long-join-ukraine-war\/\"><span>reportedly<\/span><\/a><span> flocked to Ukraine to fight on Kyiv\u2019s behalf because they wanted a chance to kill Kadyrov loyalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday awarded Kadyrov the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Russian military for his contributions to the invasion of Ukraine \u2013 even though, as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/mar\/30\/putin-promotes-chechen-leader-with-ties-to-of-kremlin-critic\"><span>UK <\/span><i><span>Guardian<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span>pointed out, there is little evidence of Chechen forces making any significant contributions to front-line combat.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cThe presence of Kadyrov\u2019s men, who have a reputation for extreme brutality, is most likely aimed as much at spreading fear as bolstering numbers in battle,\u201d the <\/span><i><span>Guardian <\/span><\/i><span>proposed. \u201cThey may also take on other tasks, with some reportedly assigned to patrol behind frontline forces and shoot deserters. Others have been assigned to interrogations of civilians in the city \u2013 a grim specialty of Kadyrov\u2019s followers, who have a track record of torture and abuse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps eager to dispel these accounts or to demonstrate his gratitude to Putin for the promotion, Kadyrov filmed his Telegram message railing against Russian negotiators for offering concessions to the Ukrainians. He vowed he and his Chechen fighters would offer none.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kadyrov <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/chechen-chief-kadyrov-says-russia-will-make-no-concessions-ukraine-2022-03-30\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a>, according to a partial translation by Reuters,<span>\u00a0chief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky \u201cmade a mistake\u201d and used \u201cincorrect wording\u201d when he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-says-it-will-drastically-cut-military-activity-near-kyiv-chernihiv-2022-03-29\/\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> on Tuesday that Russian forces would reduce military activity around Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities as a gesture towards de-escalation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you think [Putin] will quit what he started just the way it is presented to us today, this is not true,\u201d Kadyrov insisted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf Kyiv does not come to us, then we must come to visit. As they say, if the mountain does not go to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain,\u201d Kadyrov <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.pravda.ru\/news\/world\/150919-kadyrov_medinsky\/\"><span>declared<\/span><\/a><span>, pushing back against reports that Russia is scaling back its war aims and may settle for taking only the restless eastern provinces of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Outside observers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tylaz.net\/2022\/03\/30\/kadyrov-directly-contradicts-the-russian-chief-negotiator-we-do-not-make-any-concessions-in-ukraine-medinski-was-wrong-he-was-wrong\/\"><span>noted<\/span><\/a><span> it was unusual for Kadyrov, who has proudly described himself as Putin\u2019s \u201cfootsoldier,\u201d to directly contradict the Putin regime and its negotiators. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpri.org\/article\/2022\/03\/kadyrovs-ukraine-gamble\/\"><span>Foreign Policy Research Institute<\/span><\/a><span> (FPRI), however, pointed to similar outbursts from Kadyrov in 2018 when he disagreed with Moscow\u2019s policy toward Myanmar. Kadyrov, a self-styled warrior of Islam, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-chechnya-kadyrov-rallies-for-rohingya-illustrate-clout\/28716244.html\"><span>thought<\/span><\/a><span> the Russian government was not doing enough to protect the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar from genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>FPRI suggested Kadyrov is pushing for all-out war in Ukraine because the Chechen economy is flagging, and he expects rewards for his loyal service from Putin \u2013 and perhaps because he feels great personal animosity toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who offended Kadyrov in 2014 with a comedy sketch featuring a video that showed him weeping during prayer (Zelensky later reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/nv.ua\/world\/geopolitics\/kadyrov-trebuet-ot-zelenskogo-podtverdit-svoi-izvineniya-i-polozhit-konec-voyne-na-donbasse-novosti-ukrainy-50100847.html\">apologized<\/a> to the Muslim community for the segment).<\/span><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><span>Kadyrov embarrassed <\/span><span>himself <\/span><span>on Monday by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2022\/03\/30\/chechen-leaders-claim-have-taken-arms-ukraine-proved-false-social\/\"><span>posting a photo<\/span><\/a><span> of himself kneeling on a Muslim prayer mat, machine gun at the ready, at a gas station in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Unfortunately for him, observers noted the brand of gas advertised on signs behind him is not sold in Ukraine, strongly suggesting he took the picture somewhere in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In another bit of bad news for Kadyrov, the mixed martial arts (MMA) organization he owns and finances, Absolute Championship Akhmat, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2022\/3\/31\/23004928\/ramzan-kadyrov-mma-promotion-ukraine-russia-sanctions-putin-sports\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> on Thursday it has canceled all international events for the rest of this year. The organization said the current \u201cpolitical situation\u201d made it impossible to hold events in other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramzan Kadyrov, the eccentric dictator of the Russian puppet government in Chechnya, posted a rant on social media Wednesday in which he castigated Russian negotiators for making too many concessions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1413540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1413540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1413540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1413540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1413540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}