Russian dictator Vladimir Putin actually lost the war in Chechnya. He is forced to pay huge sums of money to the local leader Ramzan Kadyrov for loyalty.

This was told to Channel 24 by a Russian publicist and opposition politician from the United States. According to him, in fact, Russia lost the war against Chechnya. Although only Kadyrov benefited from this. He entered into a personal union with Putin, under which the Russian dictator pays him huge amounts of money.

Putin lost the war in Chechnya. Kadyrov personally concluded a union with him. Putin pays a huge tribute to Chechnya, and Kadyrov shows loyalty to Moscow and participates in the imperial adventure against Ukraine,” Piontkovsky said.

He is convinced that the Chechens themselves have a negative attitude towards the empire of the Russian invaders, with whom they fought for almost two centuries.

Ukraine makes an important contribution to the process of liberation of peoples

As Piontkovsky emphasized, Ukraine's desperate struggle has seriously hit the Kremlin's influence. All states that became independent after the collapse of the USSR now have a completely different attitude towards Russia.

Take a look at how Kazakhstan's behavior towards Russia has changed. Armenia, Azerbaijan. And what is the position of Moldova. Even Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have changed their attitude. Ukraine has not yet completely liberated itself, but it has liberated those peoples who came out in 1991,” Piontkovsky emphasized.

How many territories of Ukraine Russia occupied in February 2023

• In early 2023, many media outlets were discussing a potential “big offensive” by Russia. However, it turned out for the invaders with huge losses in personnel and equipment.
• According to the Institute for the Study of War, the Russian invaders managed to increase the occupied territory by less than 0.04% in February.
• As of March 15, Russian invaders have already lost 161,520 personnel in Ukraine.