apostates ” in the country and threatened to carry out an attack on President Vladimir Putin . In the video , which was released on social media , the group ’s militants in Chechen — commonly referred to as Chechnya — urged Muslims in Russia to join ISIS ’ fight against the West , claiming that " the Caliphate is already here , ” according to the Jerusalem Post . The video reportedly begins with a news report being broadcast on a Russian TV channel about a car bombing that hit the town of Dzhemikent in Dagestan province on Feb. 15 , killing two Russian police officers .