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When The Cat's Away: Chechen Strongman Spars With John Oliver Over Lost Feline

2:20pm May 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The fur started to fly when Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told his 1.8 million Instagram followers that his cat is missing. Then the HBO host got involved and turned the saga into Internet catnip.

Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted on Instagram that he has "completely lost" his cat.

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Chechen Strongman Takes To Instagram To Search For His Lost Cat

12:48pm May 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We have begun to seriously worry," leader Ramzan Kadyrov tells his 1.8 million Instagram followers. He's known for ruling the Russian republic with an iron fist and stiffing dissent.

Russian opposition figure and former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov speaks during a news conference last year in Moscow.

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Russian Opposition Leader Reportedly Attacked By Men With Cake

12:00pm February 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Mikhail Kasyanov says he was sitting in a Moscow restaurant when about 10 men burst in, threatened to kill him and then attacked with the baked good. The Kremlin is downplaying the attack.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (poster in top left) is a staunch supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but both men have been criticized by human rights groups. Tens of thousands of people took part in a state-sponsored rally in Chechnya's capital

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Chechnya's Strongman Praises Putin, Threatens 'Traitors'

10:10am January 28, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Ramzan Kadyrov is an aggressive supporter of Vladimir Putin, vilifying opponents of the Russian president as traitors and "Satans" who should be eliminated. But his bluster may provoke a backlash.

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