I am the leader of the Chechen Republic, we have a coat of arms and a flag. I am Putin's foot, a project. If he did not support my people in the most difficult times, everything would be different today.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Kadyrov said Putin believed in him and that his actions did not contradict Islam.

“Am I doing what Islam forbids? Religion calls me to serve such a president. "If you are allowed to build a mosque and study religion, then you must protect this state and its president," Kadyrov said.