Representatives of Facebook said that they blocked Kadyrov's accounts due to US sanctions

Representatives of Facebook said that Ramzan Kadyrov’s accounts on Instagram and Facebook blocked due to US sanctions. This is written by "Vedomosti".

“We became aware, and we confirm that the accounts belonged to the person or were conducted on an person that is listed in the list of citizens of special categories and prohibited persons of the United States and which is subject to the effect of trade and economic sanctions of the United States. In this regard, Facebook has a legal obligation to deactivate the accounts of this person, ”the company explained.

The pages of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in social networks were unavailable on December 23. His channel in Telegram and the page on VKontakte continue to work.

On December 20, the United States imposed sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov.

The State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin called the closing of the accounts of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on Facebook and Instagram "Dangerous Precedent.