Ramzan Kadyrov filmed 'pulling truck' in bid to prove good health
Sickly Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has published a video he claims shows him pulling a pickup truck in his latest bid to prove that he is healthy, as rumours of his poor health grow.
An aide of the ruthless Putin ally shared the video, claiming it showed that he ‘pushed and pulled a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.’
Kadyrov was seen squaring up to a two-tonne Toyota Land Cruiser twin cab pick-up truck, and strained through gritted teeth to push it, before trying to pull the truck by its bullbars towards him. This time the SUV appears to inch forward.
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 walk up a flight of stairs at Putin’s fifth swearing-in ceremony. He is reportedly suffering from ‘pancreatic necrosis’ following years of heavy drinking.
An aide of the ruthless Putin ally shared the video, claiming it showed that he ‘pushed and pulled a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV’
Kadyrov is reportedly suffering from ‘pancreatic necrosis’
The Chechen warlord is a close ally of Vladimir Putin (pictured)
The Head of the Chechen Republic appeared to struggle up the stairs into the hall as he arrived flanked by his aides, who helped him to pull off his jacket when they reached the top.
Last month he released a series of clips as he seeks to prove his clean bill of health.
The Head of the Chechen Republic posted videos of himself at a gym along with his acolytes, while another clip showed him chairing a meeting of his top commanders and officials.
But the scenes only deepened suspicions that the 47-year-old autocrat – key Putin ally and backer of his war against Ukraine – is seriously ill as critics said he looked like a ‘clown or a weakling’.
Novaya Gazeta Europe had reported Kadyrov is suffering from ‘pancreatic necrosis’.
Putin ‘must now decide operationally how to maintain stability when the tough Chechen dictator is no more,’ the report read.
He was seen speaking in a confused manner, with his underlings apparently embarrassed to witness the ramblings of their boss.
‘It doesn’t matter whether you are a policeman, emergency worker, justice, judge – every person must own a weapon,’ he said.
Kadyrov was seen apparently struggling to walk up a flight of stairs at Putin’s fifth swearing-in ceremony .
The Head of the Chechen Republic appeared to struggle up the stairs into the hall as he arrived flanked by his aides, who helped him to pull off his jacket when they reached the top
Rumours of his ill health have swirled around for months
Head of Russia’s Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov
‘He must know that at any time he must go to combat positions, to defend the Motherland.
‘When the Motherland calls, everyone must stand guard over our state.’
His puzzling gibberish went on: ‘There is the Prosecutor’s Office, there is the Investigative Committee, so that they train their own, to work together with the headquarters.
‘The Supreme Commander-in-Chief [dictator Vladimir Putin], commanders, defence ministers know this HQ. 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 once again that you not only deal with internal, Chechen issues, but also deal with new territories [invaded Ukraine], as instructed by the President.’
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