Almost no one believes that the offer Ramzan Kadyrov made this weekend to step down is on the level. So what is the wily Chechen leader up to? On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, we unpack Kadyrov’s announcement. Joining me are RFE/RL Senior Editor Steve Gutterman and Pavel Butorin, managing editor of RFE/RL’s Russian-language television program Current Time. Also […]
The Briefing: Kadyrov’s Power Play
February 29, 2016