"Put in an uncomfortable position": Putin's invitation to Chechnya was analyzed in ISW

However, these actions have created some difficulties for the Russian president. Putin did not give a clear answer to his intention to visit the republic. Experts from the Institute of War Study in the United States emphasized that Ramzan Kadyrov continues to strive to actively allocate himself in the Russian information space. It is also emphasized that it violates the established norms of relationships between the heads of the entities or regions of Russia and President Putin.

Experts noted that during a video conference dedicated to the renewal of public transport park in the Russian regions, Ramzan Kadyrov publicly invited President Putin to visit Chechnya. Kadyrov expressed his concern about the statements of Chechen elders, who, he said, "swore" because Putin had not attended Chechnya for a long time.

In response, Putin escaped a direct answer to the invitation, instead thanked Cadyrov and Chechnya for their efforts in a difficult task for the restoration of the republic, as stated in the report of the Institute of War Study. The Institute of War Study emphasized that Putin's public invitation, who has not attended Chechnya since 2011, put the dictator in a difficult situation.

After all, he either ignores the invitation and risks to put Kadyrov in a scornful light, or accepts the invitation and risks looking as if he was undergoing pressure from Chechnya. Finally, the ISW noted that this hidden clogged Putin call on the public forum is unusual and is a clear attempt at "information punching" from Kadyrov, who recently tried to balance the obvious desire to earn Putin while addressing Chechen voters.