Bridget Kendall
BBC
September 11, 2008

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has accused the United States of emboldening Georgia to start a war in the Caucasus to test Russian resolve.

Mr Kadyrov, who is a keen supporter of the Russian government, said Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili had been dancing to Washington’s tune.

But he said that Russia had responded decisively during last month’s conflict and shown it was the stronger power.

Mr Kadyrov made the remarks in a speech at the presidential palace near Grozny.

The newly constructed complex outside the Chechen capital comes complete with a private race course, artificial lake and miniature mountain, as well as Mr Kadyrov’s personal zoo of panthers, leopards and bears.

The wild beasts, he said, had a calming influence on him, and he liked to talk and play with them in his spare time.

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