Gaddafi's death will not improve the situation in Libya, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday. Kadyrov said, "Gaddafi has been killed and Libya is almost completely under the control of armed groups, so called insurgents. Western countries are rejoicing, but all of this is sad, because the woes of the Libyan people will continue. This black period will last for many years."The Russian parliament earlier on Friday rejected a call from the Communist, Liberal Democratic and A Just Russia parties to adopt a statement expressing condolences over Gaddafi's death.
Several Russian politicians lamented his death, with Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky hailing the Libyan leader as "an African Karl Marx, a Libyan [Giuseppe] Garibaldi."
The Libyan leader's death also grieved Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and former head of the Russian republic of Kalmykia. Ilyumzhinov had met with Gaddafi in Tripoli during the 8-month-long standoff between his supporters and the rebels.