Ramzan Kadyrov has declared a “blood feud” against three federal lawmakers

This could get interesting , Kadyrov is a powerful man with a fearsome military who has been Putin's main attack dog but he may be about to slip his leash.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has declared a “blood feud” against three federal lawmakers from neighboring North Caucasus republics in his first comments on last month’s deadly shooting outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries.

Kadyrov has vowed to help Vladislav Bakalchuk, the estranged husband of Wildberries CEO Tatiana Kim — Russia’s wealthiest woman — to return his wife and block the merger of their e-commerce giant with the smaller outdoor advertising group Russ.

The family and business dispute escalated last month when Bakalchuk led a group of men to Wildberries’ Moscow offices and allegedly tried to force their way into the building. Two security guards, who were ethnic Ingush, were killed in the shootout and multiple felony charges, including murder, were filed against Bakalchuk and several other ethnic Chechens involved in the incident.

The attack happened not far from the Kremlin but it's believed intervention by Kadyrov led to the release of the arrested men.

Russian business outlets characterize the Wildberries-Russ merger into the new company RVB as an undercover dispute between Kadyrov and the influential billionaire senator Kerimov.

The merger may also be part of Russia’s wartime redistribution of business assets that has benefited business figures linked to the Kremlin.

Wildberries and Russ have secured President Vladimir Putin's approval and say the merger will create a new financial, media and retail behemoth that could rival Western technology giants and boost Russia's economy.
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It would seem Kadyrov and Putin are on different sides of this argument which could prove to be a problem Putin could do without if it results in open hostilities between Chechnya and those involved.

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Good, i suppose.

I'm not quite sure what it means or as to the implications all the same.

Aside from Kadyrov wanting a square go with what i assume to be his competition aka 3 Russian senators from neighbouring regions.