A ‘doppelganger’ of Chechnya's firebrand leader has been spotted in the German armed forces, begging the question: Has Ramzan Kadyrov gone deep undercover?

A Reuters photograph dated October 23, 2019 shows German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer greeting German soldiers stationed at a base in Erfut. One of the Bundeswehr members – bearded and grinning – shares a striking resemblance to Kadyrov.

Third from right in the photograph, the soldier appears to have the same reddish beard and facial features of the Chechen leader. Even the Bundeswehr’s distinctive Flecktarn camouflage uniform can’t hide the similarities.

The photographic evidence can mean one of two things: Kadyrov has a long-lost twin brother of German heritage, or, alternatively, Kadyrov has covertly embedded himself into Germany’s military, likely in order to carry out a highly classified mission which could decide the fate of the world.

After all, the Chechen leader isn’t a stranger to soldiering. From time to time, he makes headlines by firing off bellicose outbursts, be it threats to target Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) followers or quell the Islamist insurgency in his own republic. Military-style clothing is also something Kadyrov is not shy to don from time to time.

There is of course a third possibility – the photograph shows a German guy who sort of looks like Ramzan Kadyrov. But that would be too easy, or?

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