The murder of Skrepetsky after a caricature of the Kadyrov family has prompted speculation about a Chechen connection. (opens in new tab)

The works of the artist Robert Kuzovkov (Semyon Skrepetsky), who was murdered in Poland, are virtually unknown in Chechnya, but the republic's authorities could have perceived them as offensive and used his murder as a message to other critics of Kadyrov in Europe.