Putin Ally Gets 'Pleasure' From Waging War, Tells Russia to Take Europe

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says "waging wars is a pleasure" and has called for the takeover of European nations.

In a brief video shared Monday on Twitter by BBC journalist Francis Scarr, Kadyrov discussed Putin's war in Ukraine. He called the Russian campaign "a war for good" and "a war for the happiness for people," according to the translation shared by Scarr.

Kadyrov has been outspoken in his support of Putin since Russia began its attacks on Ukraine in late February. He regularly posts videos about the conflict, in which he has insulted the Ukrainian people and called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to surrender.

"If it were up to me, I'd take all those European states, which are now worth absolutely nothing and know their value," Kadyrov said.

Kadyrov went on to say that European nations—without naming any specific countries—were saying "indecent things about our president and about the people of Russia."

"I'd gradually take those states, and then America wouldn't have any allies left," he continued. "Basically, the war should last until they left all the sanctions and apologize," the Chechen leader said.

He then added that "waging wars is a pleasure" and "we get pleasure from it."

Kadyrov also quoted a comment Putin made during a 2018 speech. While warning any "aggressor" about a nuclear war, the Russian president said, "We will go to heaven as martyrs, and they will just drop dead."

In another video, shared by Scarr on May 25, Kadyrov is heard saying that he is ready to attack Poland and that the European country "better take back your weapons."

Kadyrov's threat to Poland is a response to the country's efforts in supplying Ukraine with weapons to help defend itself. While Putin has not indicated he would take action against Poland, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said during a March interview with Al Jazeera that Putin's desire to attack his country is an "absolute certainty."

More recently, Kadyrov gave Ukraine a vague warning during a video message posted Sunday on the Russian social media service VK.

"One of these days, you will see a real special operation," he said in the video.

He also referred to Ukrainians as shaitans, a term in Islamic theology for devils or evil spirits.

"It will be seen how these devils flee not only from these cities but also from Ukraine," he said. "So we are preparing, and we will please the real patriots of Russia."

Newsweek reached out to Russian's Defense Ministry for comment.