The hardline leader appointed by President Vladimir Putin to maintain order in the turbulent Chechen region has created his own caliphate that may one day unleash an Islamic State-style jihad against Russia, according to opponents of the Kremlin.
Reuters: Putin ally is threat to Russian national security, says Kremlin critic
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (C) dances with a woman outside a polling station in the Chechnya's capital Grozny, on Dec. 4, 2011, during parliamentary election.
