Depardieu, Instagram and Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘adorable side’

... threat may be disarmed if instead of embodying ‘desirable’ masculine qualities the state’s leader is instead a figure of ridicule and fun who is no match for the rational masculinity of the West. Perhaps in the cases of both Kadyrov and Putin there is a risk that such attitudes towards Russia and Chechnya’s leaders may result in a misjudgement of their future relations with the UK.