BEKadyrov handed over the list of prisoners to former US Army intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who visited Grozny.
He was also shown a video in which Ukrainian prisoners were forced to ask the United States to lift sanctions against Kadyrov.
BEKadyrov handed over the list of prisoners to former US Army intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who visited Grozny.
He was also shown a video in which Ukrainian prisoners were forced to ask the United States to lift sanctions against Kadyrov.
Pardon my ignorance; But I keep seeing articles “US sanctions ------”. What are these sanctions and why would someone like Kadyrov be affected? From a bit of searching it sounds mostly like being prohibited to do business with, or travel to, the US. I could see how this puts pressure on someone who does business with/in the US. But why would Kadyrov or his horses care? That sounds like getting banned from wal-mart.
I will give you an example of how sanctions work. My wife works in accounting for a major law firm. When lawyers in a sanctioned country (Russia) request to be paid for work performed, if my wife submits payment, their bank will block the payment. No matter how many times payment is submitted, the bank will not allow it to be sent.
Banks essentially have a list of blocked accounts, people, and countries. If someone ends up on that list, they are screwed.
There are likely ones specifically targeting him and freezing a lot of his stolen money (he himself does not know where his money comes). As for his horses, he bought a race horse for €2 million and cannot use it because it is banned from racing in most countries now.