Kadyrov asks to be relieved of his post as head of Chechnya

The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has asked to be relieved of his post. He said this in an interview with the news agency "Chechnya Today", Vedomosti reports.

Thus, Kadyrov responded to statements circulating in the media about his possible resignation.

"I've heard the rumors too. They write all sorts of different things. On the contrary, I myself ask to be relieved of my post. The other will have his own initiatives, his own vision. I hope that they will support my request," he said.

Kadyrov has long been talking about the possible end of his political career. Back in 2016, when his next term as head of the region was about to expire, the Chechen leader said in an interview with the NTV channel that the state leadership needed to find another person. "My time has already come. There are limits to a man's time." But a month later he clarified that he had no intention of leaving.

In 2022, he told the Chechen proverb: "No matter how respected and long-awaited the guest is, if he leaves on time, it is even more pleasant." Kadyrov emphasized that he thinks his "time had come before they kick him out." In his words he was old, but "he used to be young and inexperienced, and now he remained inexperienced but the youth had gone. We have already started thinking about it and will try to leave in time."