Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov harshly criticized Alla Pugacheva's statement in a recent interview, where the singer spoke positively about Dzhokhar Dudayev. Kadyrov called the artist "an enemy of the people" and accused her of disrespect for the tragic period of Chechen history.

According to him, Dudayev had "general ambitions, posturing, and a disregard for the real problems of the Chechen people," which, as the head of the republic claims, led to an increase in crime and economic collapse.

The head of the region emphasized that "enemies of the people and traitors like Pugacheva" should not "think senselessly about the most difficult period for the Chechen people," and called "not to provoke the Chechens."

Let us recall that Alla Pugacheva recently gave her first detailed interview after the start of the "SVO" in Ukraine and her departure from Russia. In particular, the singer touched on the topic of the first Russian-Chechen war. In an interview for the channel "Skazy Gordeeva" she spoke about her acquaintance with Dzhokhar Dudayev, describing him as a "decent, decent, intelligent" person. Pugacheva expressed regret that she was unable to help him and his wife, Alla Fedorovna Dudayeva, during the war.

The artist's statements caused a wide resonance: lawyer Alexander Treshchev filed a lawsuit against her for 1.5 billion rubles for "rehabilitation of terrorism", but the court has not yet accepted it for consideration.

Dzhokhar Dudayev was the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. In April 1996, he died as a result of a Russian airstrike.