FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny, Russia August 20, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) -The head of Russia's Caucasus region of Chechnya, a fervent supporter of Moscow's war in Ukraine, said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin telephoned him on Saturday to congratulate him on his son's wedding.
Ramzan Kadyrov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said Putin "personally congratulated me ... on this important event and offered his warmest words of congratulation."
