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Chechnya Weekly from the Jamestown Foundation

Chechnya Weekly from the Jamestown Foundation: "In addition to the newspapers, politicians and officials have also begun to openly criticize Kadyrov for his groundless optimism. 'What Kadyrov is saying is just wishful thinking,' said Viktor Ilyukhin, deputy head of the State Duma’s Security Committee (Regions.ru, July 10). Viktor Alksnis, a State Duma deputy, said the same day that “what is going on in Chechnya cannot be called peaceful life.” Alksnis added: “Kadyrov discredits himself by asserting that the republic is the most stable in the North Caucasus, even as an armed rebellion continues in Chechnya and people are dying there. I feel ashamed for him.”"

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