Vladimir Putin makes a surprise trip to Chechnya and meets with its leader Ramzan Kadyrov – MASHAHER

Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unscheduled visit to Chechnya, his first trip to the mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation in nearly 13 years. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before meeting volunteer fighters who train there prior to being deployed in Ukraine.