"By rallying around the President, we will protect our country and our people": Russian regional leaders pledge allegiance to Putin
Governors and regional leaders are expressing massive support for Putin following Prigozhin's military rebellion. Kadyrov is the most vocal.
Head Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov, who previously called Prigozhin a brother, now considers him a traitor, and everything that is happening - “a knife in the back.”
«I've warned more than once that war is no time for airing personal grievances or settling disputes in our rear. The rear must always be calm and secure. Imagine what the guys in the trenches are feeling now, facing the enemy and a treacherous adventure behind them.
We have a Supreme Commander-in-Chief, elected by the people, who knows the entire situation down to the last detail better than any strategist, much less a businessman. He personally calls commanders "on the ground" and completely oversees the conduct of the Special Operations Command. And the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's decisions are made carefully and meticulously. Each of us sees only one part of the map, but he sees everything at once!
I fully support every word of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
What's happening isn't an ultimatum to the Ministry of Defense. It's a challenge to the state, and everyone—the military, security forces, governors, and the civilian population—must rally around the national leader to counter this challenge.
Ministry of Defense and National Guard personnel from the Chechen Republic have already deployed to the conflict zones. We will do everything to preserve the unity of Russia and protect its statehood!
The rebellion must be suppressed, and if this requires taking harsh measures, then we are ready! ».
Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit: "We, as a border region, have stood and continue to stand guard over the interests of the Motherland and will not allow the country to fall apart and the state to be destroyed! The main enemy is outside our borders—shelling peaceful settlements in our region. This is what we must fight. Now, more than ever, we must rally around our national leader, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin. I am convinced that only then will we achieve victory."
Head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo: "What Prigozhin is doing today is a crime against his own country! The head of the private military company has become too ambitious, too confident in his own powers. He's become so ambitious that he believes it's possible to tear the country apart from within. Plunging Russia into a fratricidal civil war—which is precisely what Prigozhin is currently attempting, hiding behind patriotic slogans—is a betrayal of the interests of the Motherland, a betrayal of every Russian citizen.
I call on our fellow countrymen serving in the ranks of private military companies not to obey Prigozhin's criminal orders.».
Governor of the Magadan Region Sergey Nosov: "The people of Magadan have always remembered their loyalty to Russia, their duty, and their oath. Now is not the time to give in to provocations! I am confident that only together, united around the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, our President, will we protect our country and our people! Victory will be ours!».
Sergey Melikov, head of Dagestan: “Russia will overcome everything and emerge even stronger. There is no doubt in these words of our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Together we will protect our people. The unity of all the peoples of our great country has always been Russia's greatest strength.
"Dagestan is with the President! Victory will be ours!"
Oleg Nikolaev, head of Chuvashia: "I fully share the position of the President of our country, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In the face of a war effectively declared and waged against us, only unification, unity, and solidarity can deliver the most ruthless rebuff to the enemy, stop it, and destroy it! Chuvashia, the entire people of the republic, stand with our President, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin."
Rashid Temrezov, head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic: "Today, all of Karachay-Cherkessia clearly declares: We stand with our President! We always choose our beloved Motherland—Russia!
Today, it is important for us to rally around the President and support our fellow countrymen who are courageously fighting neo-Nazism and defending our homeland, carrying out combat missions in the SVO zone.
Veniamin Kondratyev: "Krasnodar Krai with our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin! ».
Kazbek Kokov, head of the KBR: "Kabardino-Balkaria has always stood by the President. And today, I am confident, the republic's residents express their full support for Vladimir Putin. I am confident the situation will stabilize, and the President will fully exercise his powers. Let us stand with the President in this difficult time for the country."
