Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, declared his opposition to peace talks in the Ukraine conflict, insisting that Moscow should continue fighting. While the Kremlin favors diplomacy,

Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s health is in question, and speculation about succession is rife. The Kremlin wants to keep Chechnya quiet, especially amid the war on Ukraine. Kadyrov wants his family to maintain its grip on power and wealth.

By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks,

Prosecutors in Kazakhstan have granted Russia’s request to extradite a jailed critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov after a court in the Central Asian country denied his request for asylum, the activist’s defense attorneysaid Thursday.

Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader, has been hospitalized after a deadly car crash, multiple sources say, adding to uncertainty about the future in the volatile Russian region.

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov hospitalised with kidney failure, Ukrainian intelligence says - Reports claim Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the Kremlin is considering his replacem

The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow should fight on. "I