Chechnya

Chechnya mufti: Jews are the 'enemies of Islam,' spreading Atheism, Satanism

Chechen Mufti Salah Mezhiev's antisemitic remarks sparked backlash from the Russian Chief Rabbi, urging Muslim leaders to condemn his hateful statements.

Chechnya's supreme mufti, Salah Mezhiev, pictured in 2023.
 Jerusalem Post Breaking News Desk Editor Corinne Baum (L) and News Editor Alex Winston.

Who is Vladimir Putin? A look at the man who's ruled Russia for 25 years

 Members of the police force stand guard as demonstrators protest against German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Bjoern Hoecke on the day of his trial over the alleged use of Nazi vocabulary during a speech in May 2021. April 18, 2024.

ISIS-affiliated Russian teen arrested for planning attack on Israeli embassy in Berlin

 Dzhamilya Timaeva, pictured in November 2024

UK-based Islamist refugee found guilty of possessing ISIS propaganda


Kadyrov suggests use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, criticizes Moscow

Kadyrov said that in his personal opinion, "more drastic measures should be taken, right up to the declaration of martial law at the border areas and the use of low-yield nuclear weapons."

 Re-elected head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov attends an inauguration ceremony in Grozny, Russia October 5, 2021.

Russia to adopt Islamic banking practices in response to western sanctions

The experimental pilot plan to implement Islamic financial practices in the country's Muslim-majority regions will, if approved, begin in February 2023. 

 Clergymen get ready for a prayer marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, while maintaining social distance amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Moscow's grand mosque in Russia July 31, 2020.

Russian regions must 'self-mobilize' to help fight in Ukraine - Kadyrov

Chechen leader Kadyrov urged the many regions in Russia to encourage self-mobilization, saying that each region should be able to gather at least 1,000 volunteers to help with Russia's war in Ukraine

Russian soldiers march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022

Putin ally, Chechen head Kadyrov taking 'long vacation' after 15 years in power

The longtime ruler has been accused by advocacy groups of overseeing and turning a blind eye to abductions, torture and killings as well as suppressing political opposition.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov at his residence near Moscow, Russia August 31, 2019

Russian accused of Chechen assassination plot goes on trial in Germany

Valid D., whose full name is withheld from publication under German privacy law, denies the prosecutors' allegations.

German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

France to transfer French embassy In Ukraine back to Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden discussed additional defensive and financial aid for Kyiv as well as sanctions and alleged Russian war crimes.

 French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks at a news conference following a meeting with NATO's Secretary General and the French defence minster in Paris, France.

Chechen chief Kadyrov says Russian forces will take Kyiv

"There will be an offensive ... not only on Mariupol, but also on other places, cities and villages," Kadyrov said in a video posted on his Telegram channel.

 Re-elected head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov attends an inauguration ceremony in Grozny, Russia October 5, 2021.

Russia to covertly mobilize reserves, conscript Chechen convicts - GUR

Ukraine's intelligence service claimed that 100 Chechen criminals with serious convictions will be recruited to fight in Ukraine, as will be Russian reservists.

 Service members gather in a square during head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov's address, dedicated to a military conflict in Ukraine, in Grozny, Russia February 25, 2022.

Ukraine foils assassination attempt on Zelensky by Chechen special unit

Kyiv claimed it received intelligence from FSB agents who "have no desire to take part in this bloody war."

 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference on Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022.

Pro-Putin Chechen general who led 'gay purge' killed in Ukraine

Chechen general Magomed Tushayev was killed on Saturday, and was responsible for for torturing and murdering LGBTQ+ individuals.

 General Magomed Tushayev and others.