The author of funny moments on Russian television was the leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, who tried to do push-ups to the applause of the audience, although what he was doing was more uncomfortable than physical exercises.

The Chechen leader takes the position necessary to perform push-ups and tries to lower and raise the body with rhythmic movements, instead, the body does not approach the ground, does not extend the arms when lifting, as it should happen during such physical exertion. exercises.

At one point, Kadyrov even stops to unbutton his coat, and Nexta quips that many hoped at that moment that the Chechen leader was actually having a heart attack, but “the New Year’s miracle didn’t happen.”

In September, Ramzan Kadyrov released a clip saying he had ruled Chechnya for too long and that it was time for him to “step down before he was kicked out” and that he wanted an “indefinite leave of absence.”

Also in September, the head of Chechnya said that on his instructions, elite troops arrived in Ukraine to fight again after the Chechen troops “were on vacation.”

Usually, such statements are made when someone wants to receive something – in this case from Putin – or at least a public expression of support, an important gesture of thanks.

Who is Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya

Kadyrov was appointed president of Chechnya in 2007, when he was 30 years old, after serving as prime minister of the government in Grozny for a year.

He is the son of former pro-Russian president Akhmad Kadyrov, who was killed in an attack in May 2004.

The Kremlin has relied on Kadyrov, seen as a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, to stabilize Chechnya after two separatist wars, when he ruled the predominantly Muslim republic as a personal fiefdom with his fearsome security forces used to suppress any dissent.

International human rights organizations have accused the Chechen authorities of kidnapping, torturing and killing opponents.

The Chechen leader has denied any involvement in the attacks on his critics abroad, saying they were orchestrated by foreign intelligence services to discredit him and damage Russia’s image.