The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on his Telegram channel that Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the Order of Alexander Nevsky “for his great contribution to the socio-economic development of the Chechen Republic and the effective solution of tasks of great national importance," APA reports citing TASS.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin introduced Kadyrov to the new award. “Personally for myself, I perceive the award as an advance, I pledge to continue to selflessly serve for the benefit of the Chechen Republic and our great Motherland – Russia,” the Chechen head wrote.