The health of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, is causing serious concern in the Russian government.
According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, the Chechen governor has acute pancreatitis. His pancreas may even stop working and his situation will be serious - so the Kremlin is already looking for a successor.
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The diagnosis of pancreatitis was already made in 2019. That very year he lost a lot of weight - one of the usual symptoms of this disease.
The politician has been undergoing treatment in a Moscow hospital ever since, but in 2020 the situation worsened.
And in 2022, shortly after the start of the war, Kadyrov's health "deteriorated rapidly", according to the same source: kidney failure and pulmonary edema. Fluid accumulated in his lungs, and he had difficulty speaking and walking.
Last year, an MRI scan gave a worrying prognosis. "The leader as we knew him is leaving; the disease will have a serious effect on him," admitted a close source.
To deflect attention, the Kremlin has provided a "public relations campaign". Not even if it publishes a video of its teenage son beating up a prisoner.
But at this point, the Kremlin is preparing for the worst-case scenario and is looking for a new governor for Chechnya.
In a video from earlier this week, Ramzan Kadyrov is seen speaking in a slurred manner - and hardly moving.
However, on Tuesday, the Chechen leader published a video... in the gym. He is exercising, apparently strong and with no health problems.
