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[Global Network reporter Zhang Xiaoya] According to reports from multiple media including the Russian Satellite News Agency and Interfax, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited three Russian federal entities in the North Caucasus Federal District on the 20th, including the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the Republic of Chechnya, and flew to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, that evening to meet with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Interfax and other media said that this was Putin's first visit to the Chechen Republic since 2011.

Putin (right) shakes hands with Kadyrov after getting off the plane. Photo from Interfax

AFP mentioned that Putin said in May this year that he planned to visit Chechnya at the invitation of Kadyrov, and said "I will do everything possible to make this trip happen."

Before getting in the car and leaving, Putin and Kadyrov hugged each other. The picture is from Kadyrov's social account Telegram

Videos posted by RIA Novosti and Kadyrov's social media accounts showed that after Putin arrived in Grozny that night, he got off the plane and shook hands with the officials who greeted him, and hugged Kadyrov. The two then got into the car and left together.

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Putin visited the tomb of Akhmat-Hadji Kadyrov, the first Chechen leader, in Chechnya, watched the model of the new district of Grozny, learned about the operation of the Russian Special Forces University, and talked with volunteers who will go to the special military operation zone. Putin also held talks with Kadyrov.

It is reported that during his inspection in Chechnya, Putin also held an informal meeting with Kadyrov's mother, Aimani Kadyrov, and gave her a bouquet of flowers.

Interfax said Putin last visited Chechnya in December 2011, when he was the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Chechnya's current leader Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Putin several times to see the republic's development.

Further reading

Kadyrov posted a photo and invited Musk to visit Chechnya

Russian Chechen armed leader Kadyrov posted a photo on social media:

A Tesla Cybertruck.

Not only did Kadyrov post photos, he also posted videos.

It's not just the video, there's also the machine gun mounted on the pickup truck shown in the video.

Judging from its appearance, this is no longer a pickup truck, but a "light infantry fighting vehicle".

Kadyrov Jr. posted a video on Telegram on the 17th, in which he drove a Cybertruck

Kadyrov Jr. spoke from the back of a truck in front of a machine gun, wearing an ammunition belt.

When Musk learned about it, he denied it flatly. That means -

How is it possible? How is it possible that I have anything to do with Kadyrov Jr.?

Recently, the world situation has changed in various ways, and some countries have had some things happen. Not only in Russia, but also in the United Kingdom and the United States, people have talked about Musk, making various comments. But Hai Shu feels that we still need to analyze specific issues specifically.

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As for what Kadyrov Jr. said, Musk himself has already denied it.

The problem is that Kadyrov has photos and videos, so he naturally feels that there is truth. Look at the car in the video, is it a Tesla pickup truck?

It seems to be true.

Musk did not say that the car was not a Tesla. He just denied that he had given a car to Kadyrov. The implication was, who knows where his car came from?

Uncle Hai thinks that as long as Musk says it is not a gift, then just assume it is not a gift from him.

Maybe this is what Musk thought: If he admitted that he gave the car to Kawhi, Tesla users in all countries and regions around the world would have to make new choices.

Musk says the car Kadyrov showed off is not a Tesla

Everyone knows that Tesla is a beautiful car. However, Russia and Ukraine are still in conflict. And Kadyrov seems to be a strong man of Russian President Putin.

After all, many people in the West believe that it was Russia that "invaded" Ukraine. This is the interpretation from media reports and government briefings.

Ordinary people, or Tesla consumers, certainly don't want to get too close to the "invaders."

Even if we put aside the issue of "who is the aggressor", if we simply say that Tesla cars are involved in conflicts and have become a weapon, or at least a weapon, will it be more popular among people?

Maybe Kadyrov thought so - he was advertising for Tesla. Look at this car, how tough is it?

But as the boss of Tesla, Musk doesn't think so. He is more concerned about how shareholders view this issue, as well as how people who have bought or plan to buy Tesla cars view this issue.

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Unlike Kadyrov who has been posting high-profile videos and trying to get close to Tesla, many media in the UK are criticizing the riots in the UK that have lasted for more than two weeks, saying that Musk is behind it.

On August 7, local time, a crowd of people protesting against racial discrimination in Walthamstow, UK. Photo: China Daily

It’s not that Musk is personally controlling and inciting riots. It’s that the social media platform acquired by Musk, now called “X,” is helping to “incite riots.”

This is "terrifying". Musk took to his social media to criticize, saying, "British justice seems to be unfair."

In fact, Musk used the method of enumeration. He judged three recent cases in the UK:

The first was the murder case in Southport, Merseyside, which triggered the riots. In this case, a 17-year-old man who was suspected to be a Muslim (later the police announced that he was a Christian, a second-generation Rwandan refugee born in Wales) stabbed and killed three dancing girls.

Secondly, a 54-year-old man named Steven Mellen was sentenced to more than two years in prison for shouting and "gesturing" at police officers during a recent violent demonstration in Hartlepool.

Third, in July, 27-year-old Jordanian Mustafa Moubaidib was fined £26 for attacking a female police officer in Bournemouth.

Comparing the latter two cases, Musk's point is simply that Steven Mellen was sentenced heavily, while Mubaidib was sentenced lightly.

In fact, Musk did not comment on Mellen's British identity or Mubaideeb's foreign Muslim identity. He seemed to be just saying that the verdict was unfair and there were differences in severity.

An attack on police officers and arson occurred in Sunderland, UK, injuring three police officers. Photo: CCTV News Client

It must be said that the first case of stabbing three girls was outrageous in itself. The reason why it caused unrest in British society was that the lower classes of the British people gradually lost their sense of gain, and saw that the immigrants were proud of themselves, which led to conflicts. When a suspect who was suspected to be an immigrant, the one who killed the three girls, appeared, it became the fuse that ignited the riots.

There is one thing about this round of riots in the UK that is worth studying. Every weekend, riots occur in fixed places in major cities. From Monday to Thursday, things tend to be calm. This pattern has actually appeared in riots in other parts of the world in previous years. At that time, there were media analyses, and even researchers found such topics -

Is social media a breeding ground for riots? What are its characteristics?

Uncle Hai feels that this topic is indeed worthy of study.

How to manage social media is an issue that all governments must face.

"Cyberspace is not a lawless place." While we are saying this and exploring management methods, some people in the UK are talking about freedom of speech.

After the riots broke out in the UK, male and female announcers appeared on TV screens warning the public not to talk nonsense online, otherwise they might end up in jail.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published an article on August 8 local time, saying that this round of riots "was fueled by false information on the Internet, far-right forces and anti-immigration sentiment, which fueled violence in towns across England and Northern Ireland."

British Prime Minister Starmer Photo: Xinhua News Agency

The UK's media regulator, Ofcom, has also issued a statement saying that "social media platforms should take action for their role in this crisis and should not wait until the Online Safety Act is implemented."

Many people outside the UK have only just come to understand that some people in the UK always talk about "freedom of speech", but their so-called unlimited freedom of speech does not exist at all in the UK.

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Now it is the Americans' turn to be anxious. If we must praise them, it is that someone in the United States is "preparing for a rainy day."Some people say that the riots in the UK are like a "test of the waters" by Musk. With less than three months to the US presidential election, what will happen if he questions the election results in the future? What if he concludes that "democracy is overrated"?

What should we do? Is Musk going to be left out?

Uncle Hai wants to say that social media and Tesla are nothing more than tools for human beings.

Today, even public transportation has to be networked, and communication tools have long been networked. This is the case with social media.

In the early days of the Internet, it can be said that no one knew whether the person chatting with them on the other end of the Internet was a dog. Therefore, there was only "first close contact" offline. What about now? When the Internet of Everything is about to come, the rules of the game must be changed. Just like the license plate must be real-name, the network real-name is also necessary. Otherwise, this social life will naturally be in chaos!