Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov has offered to release captured ukrainian fighters in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against members of his family. He said this during a meeting of security forces in Grozny.
Kadyrov handed the list of captives to former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who justifies the russian invasion of Ukraine and works for russian propaganda.
While handing over the list to Ritter, he was shown a video of the captured ukrainians. Kadyrov offers to release 20 captives on condition that sanctions are lifted on his loved ones, as well as his planes and horses.
Context: Kadyrov has no authority to make such offers, as he is only the head of a russian region. However, de facto Chechnya has much more autonomy than other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and Kadyrov is not subordinate to anyone but Putin and acts only in his own interests.
