New rumors: – Chechen leader Kadyrov is “terminally ill”

According to the usually well-informed newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Kadyrov suffers from an incurable pancreatic disease. “The health condition of 47-year-old Ramzan Kadyrov offers no hope of recovery. And Moscow must now operationally decide how stability will be maintained once the tough Chechen dictator is gone,” a report said on Monday.

The first rumors emerged in the autumn
The newspaper, which was once founded by Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov, cited sources from both Kadyrov’s entourage and doctors at the Russian presidential hospital. The President of the Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation is said to have been treated there last fall. At that time, strong rumors of his serious illness first emerged – fueled by prolonged absences from the public and obvious problems during his rare performances.

Long hospital stay was officially a ‘relative visit’
The speculation was officially denied at the time. His long stay in the Moscow clinic was disguised as a sick visit to an uncle, Novaya Gazeta now reports. In reality, the journalists are convinced that Kadyrov himself was the patient.

Meanwhile, a video showing him at a meeting of the regional government in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, was published on Kadyrov’s Telegram channel on Monday. However, the recording is unlikely to put an end to speculation about the politician’s health anytime soon.