Some Russian authority figures express a desire for my elimination.
In September, a feud between the founder of Russia's biggest online retailer and her spouse intensified in Moscow, leading to a fatal shooting at the company's building. Whispers suggest that Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, may have played a role as well. Now, Kadyrov himself is pointing fingers at three Russian politicians, accusing them of plotting his assassination.
During an address to his security forces in Grozny, Chechnya's capital, Kadyrov publicly accused these three politicians from the North Caucasus region of ordering his killing.
The controversy stems from a business dispute involving Russia's largest e-commerce platform, Wildberries. This dispute escalated into a violent confrontation in Moscow in September, resulting in two fatalities.
Kadyrov's hostility was directed towards two politicians from the neighboring Dagestan republic: Suleiman Kerimov, a member of the Russian Federation Council, and Riswan Kurbanov, a Duma representative in Moscow. The third person named by Kadyrov was Duma deputy Bekhan Barakhoev, a political figure hailing from the neighboring Ingushetia republic.
The founders of Wildberries, Tatiana Bakalchuk and her husband Vladislav Bakalchuk, are currently caught in a disagreement over the company's massive earnings. In September, Tatiana attempted to forcefully gain entry into the company's headquarters. Two security guards from the Ingush region, employed by Wildberries, lost their lives during the fatal shooting in Moscow. Kerimov, from Dagestan, supports the company's founder, while Kadyrov backs her husband.
In the released video, Kadyrov issues threats not just towards the politicians from neighboring republics, but also warns against turning the incident in Moscow into an ethnic conflict. Despite previously abolishing blood feuds in Chechnya, Kadyrov often resurrects the sinister concept to intimidate his opponents. In order to manage the restless Chechnya region, the Kremlin has granted Kadyrov full authority to rule with an iron fist.
Kadyrov's accusations against the three politicians come amidst a business dispute between the founders of Russia's largest e-commerce platform, Wildberries, who are both Russian Federation members.
Suleiman Kerimov, a member of the Russian Federation Council, is supportive of the company's founder, while Kadyrov backs her husband.
