Ailing Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has released a video which he claims shows him pulling a van in his latest bid to prove he is healthy, as rumors grow about his ill health.
An aide to Putin’s ruthless ally shared the video, claiming it showed him “pushing and pulling a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.”
Kadyrov was seen confronting a two-tonne double-cab Toyota Land Cruiser van, and struggled with clenched teeth to push it off, before attempting to pull the van by its bars towards him. This time the SUV seems to be moving forward little by little.
But critics were skeptical of the video, given that only the left side of the truck is visible in the video.
The clip comes just days after Kadyrov was seen apparently struggling to climb a flight of stairs at Putin’s fifth swearing-in ceremony. He reportedly suffers from “pancreatic necrosis” after years of heavy drinking.
An aide to Putin’s ruthless ally shared the video, claiming it showed him “pushing and pulling a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.”
Kadyrov suffers from “pancreatic necrosis”
The Chechen warlord is a close ally of Vladimir Putin (pictured)
The Head of the Chechen Republic appeared to ascend the stairs to the lobby when he arrived flanked by his aides, who helped him remove his jacket when they reached the top.
Last month he released a series of clips as he seeks to demonstrate his good health.
The head of the Chechen Republic posted videos of himself in a gym alongside his acolytes, while another clip showed him presiding over a meeting of his top commanders and officials.
But the scenes only deepened suspicions that the 47-year-old autocrat, a key Putin ally and supporter of his war against Ukraine, is seriously ill, as critics said he looked like a “clown or a weakling.”
Novaya Gazeta Europa had reported that Kadyrov suffers from “pancreatic necrosis.”
Putin “must now decide operationally how to maintain stability when the harsh Chechen dictator no longer exists,” the report reads.
He was seen speaking in a confused manner, with his subordinates apparently embarrassed to witness their boss’s ramblings.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a police officer, an emergency worker, a justice, a judge: every person should own a gun,” he said.
Kadyrov was seen apparently struggling to climb a flight of stairs at Putin’s fifth swearing-in ceremony.
The Head of the Chechen Republic appeared to walk up the stairs into the hallway as he arrived flanked by his assistants, who helped him remove his jacket when they reached the top.
Rumors have been circulating for months about his poor health.
Head of the Chechen Republic of Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov
‘You must know that at any moment you must go to combat positions to defend the Homeland.
“When the Homeland calls, everyone must monitor our state.”
His disconcerting gibberish continued: ‘There is the Prosecutor’s Office, there is the Investigation Committee, so that they can train their own, so that they can work together with the headquarters.
‘The Supreme Commander-in-Chief (dictator Vladimir Putin), commanders and defense ministers know this headquarters. And they thank us for putting such a system in (Chechnya).
‘We support our men who fight for the truth, for religion, for the people, for human values.
“I ask you once again to deal not only with internal Chechen issues, but also with new territories (invaded Ukraine), according to the president’s instructions.”