Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that his horse, which was kidnapped in Czechia, is being returned to him. The stallion was being kept at a stable in Central Bohemia when it was abducted by Ukrainian secret service agents in cooperation with the Czech police. Kadyrov said he paid the ransom demanded.
The Czech police have declined to comment on the incident. It is unclear how the horse was returned or who was responsible for the kidnapping.
Kadyrov has been the leader of Chechnya since 2007 and is known for his strongman tactics. He has been accused of human rights abuses and has been sanctioned by the United States.