International recognition of Chechen republic of Ichkeria

The political status of Ichkeria is disputed between the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the government of the Chechen Republic, under the authority of the Russian federation. Ichkeria's Independence has only been recognized by the Taliban regime of the First Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. This recognition came to the surface after the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized its independence on October 18, 2022, considering it as territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and being ratified by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, being the first country to the UN to recognize its independence from Russia. The Verkhovna Rada recognized the "Chechen genocide" during the two wars in the small insurgent nation at the hands of the Kremlin, adding that "they denounce the acts of colonization by the Russian Tsarate during the conquest of the Caucasus." In July, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, called the draft resolution "absolutely ridiculous and absurd" and recalled that Ichkeria does not exist even on paper. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki followed the recognition by suggesting recognizing the Ichkeria's sovereignty, arguing that this ethnic group has been "fighting for its independence for centuries", Kadyrov criticized the lack of recognition in the past by Europe. In the movie The Sum of All Fears by Phil Alden Robinson, members of the Cabinet of the United States discuss recognizing Ichkeria.