U.S. authorities slapped financial sanctions and a travel ban on the mother of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov and 10 others under Russian-related sanctions. Aymani Kadyrova was targeted under the Global Magnitsky Act, which aims to target people deemed to have committed human rights offenses. Kadyrova was listed as having links to her son’s Akhmat Kadyrov foundation, which was previously sanctioned by U.S. authorities. Ramzan Kadyrov, who has run Chechnya for nearly 20 years as his own personal fiefdom, was previously sanctioned by U.S. officials. Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan Kadyrov’s father, was a former president of Chechnya who died in a bomb attack at a soccer stadium in 2004.
U.S. Targets Mother Of Chechen Strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, 10 Others With New Set Of Russian-Related Sanctions
- By RFE/RL
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