Toe-curling moment Putin crony Kadyrov performs bizarre standing press ups then looks around for Russian minister's reaction… but it's not exactly what he hoped for

This is the bizarre infinitesimal Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov started performing lasting press-ups astatine a BRICS gathering successful an evident effort to impressment ministers with his strength. 

Video footage taken from an informal gathering betwixt Putin and the president of the UAE astatine the BRICS summit, wherever the Russian person tried to woo the leaders of astir two-dozen nations into deepening ties with his country, Kadyrov was seen leaning connected 2 chairs and repeatedly doing leaned press-ups. 

After a fewer press-ups, helium was seen looking astir successful an evident bid for approval. 

But nary one, including Russian overseas curate Sergei Lavrov who was besides successful attendance, seemed to beryllium giving the bloodthirsty warlord the clip of day, leaving him glumly leaning connected 2 chairs.

This isn't the archetypal clip Kadyrov has been spotted desperately trying to beryllium his strength, amid rumours of his ailing health. 

Earlier this year, he released a bid of clips arsenic helium seeks to beryllium his cleanable measure of wellness amid reports helium is suffering from a terminal illness.

The Head of the Chechen Republic posted videos of himself astatine a gym on with his acolytes. 

He was shown successful the gym with his closest cronies but the camera angles appeared to fell his bloated abdomen - and it was not wide erstwhile the clip was filmed. 

One remark by absorption transmission Gulagu transmission said: 'For whom did Ramzan determine to movie this and wherefore did helium deliberation that determination were truthful galore idiots around?

'It lone takes a infinitesimal for immoderate amateur athlete, not to notation a professional, to recognize the level of Kadyrov's carnal fittingness - it's simply not good.'

He 'pushes and puffs with 7kg and 14kg dumbbells, utilized by young girls and aspiring teenagers to lukewarm up,' Gulagu wrote. 

'It is evident that the thought to movie this video failed and its authors made Ramzan retired to beryllium a clown and a weakling.'

That aforesaid week, helium was seen speaking dilatory successful a monotone to his apical aides - galore of them uniformed - successful a video released to amusement helium was successful control.

But his rambling words seemed profoundly confused and his underlings appeared embarrassed arsenic helium demanded each idiosyncratic should beryllium equipped and acceptable to support Russia.

'It doesn't substance whether you are a policeman, exigency worker, justice, justice - each idiosyncratic indispensable ain a weapon,' helium said.

'He indispensable cognize that astatine immoderate clip helium indispensable spell to combat positions, to support the Motherland.

'When the Motherland calls, everyone indispensable basal defender implicit our state.'

His puzzling gibberish went on: 'There is the Prosecutor's Office, determination is the Investigative Committee, truthful that they bid their own, to enactment unneurotic with the headquarters.

'The Supreme Commander-in-Chief [dictator Vladimir Putin], commanders, defence ministers cognize this HQ. And they convey america for putting specified a strategy successful [Chechnya].

'We enactment our men who combat for the truth, for religion, for the people, for quality values.

'I inquire erstwhile again that you not lone woody with internal, Chechen issues, but besides woody with caller territories [invaded Ukraine], arsenic instructed by the President.'

Kadyrov - a begetter of astatine slightest 14, who is believed to person 3 wives successful a polygamous set-up - has lately been handing retired honours to his children, immoderate of whom inhabit cardinal authorities positions.

In a madcap determination successful November 2022, helium appointed his past 15-year-old lad Adam arsenic the caput of his information work comprising hundreds of equipped operatives.

But Putin is rumoured to person earmarked a subject commandant loyal to Kadyrov arsenic his successor - Major-General Apti Alaudinov, 50.

Kadyrov is 1 of Vladimir Putin's closest allies who has supplied tens of thousands of troops for his amerciable warfare successful Ukraine.