Blood feud

 

- I will *not* fight for the Chechens,
my sweet lord, seriously now!

This British tabloid doesn´t seem *that* objective in its Russian coverage, so don´t expect a "civil war" any time soon. Still, there does seem to be a simmering conflict between Chechnya and Dagestan, two "republics" within the Russian Federation. 

Apparently, Chechnya demands a piece of Dagestani territory only inhabited by Chechens before Stalin´s forced deportations during World War II. Russia has sent federal troops to the North Caucasus to show both sides who´s really boss. Chechen leader Kadyrov is an important Putin asset, which may explain his cocky attitude. If he goes too far, though, I expect a little explosion on his private chopper (rather than a full scale civil war). 

Fun fact: Kadyrov looks like the YouTube content-creator The Amazing Atheist!    

Russia on brink of civil war after Chechen leader declares "blood feud"