He's been kicking oligarchs out of the country? Really? No.
Oligarchs helped elevate him to power because they were working with him back in St. Petersburg where he controlled state contracts and set up a bank where they could share assets. His corruption was the reason for his power. The contracts he controlled often paid up front and had no penalty if you didn't deliver. They also involved buying commodities at subsidized prices. Instead of delivery on the contracts they would just take the assets out of the control and sell them on the open market.
What Putin did when he came to Moscow was assert control over the gangsters and the oligarchs. He didn't stop the corruption, he put himself and the state at the top of pyramid. Oligarchs were told in no uncertain terms, you can keep your wealth, but you can't not keep power. Any Oligarch who had pretension of politcal power was crushed. It was in this way that Putin took over Russian's biggest company and took it's assets and shifted them over to Rosneft the state oil and gas company. (The liason between Putin and the head of Rosneft was just found dead in the trunk of his car. Russia did not release the cause of death.) Look at the Sochi Olympics if you think there's no oligarchs in the country. Putin's associates from St. Petersburg got billions in contracts in the most expensive Olympics ever. Putin promised private funds would pay for it. But a year after the Olympics the Oligarchs started selling the now useless Olympic venues and hotels back to the state.
If there's no Oligarchs in Russian who is buying all that London and New York and Florida real estate? Trump has done over 100 million in deals with Russians in Florida. Including an oligarch who paid double market value for a house he tore down. In the Panama Papers, a cellist who has been friends with Putin since the 1970's was found to be controlling billions in wealth. Billions are believed to belong to Putin who used his friend as a cover. Putin's personal wealth is estimated north of $50 billion.
Yeah. He needs the billions to be in the game against the bankers and NWO elite of this globe. He does what he needs to do. You think Clinton and Obama and all the others before them didn't amass wealth as much as they could when they were at the top? All dictators and heads of State do that in Europe, Africa, South America, et al. The point is, his own personal agenda for amassing this wealth is much more commendable than theirs. Trying to point the finger while overlooking your own leaders' mistakes is down right hypocritical.
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KnightsofHubris ago
He's been kicking oligarchs out of the country? Really? No.
Oligarchs helped elevate him to power because they were working with him back in St. Petersburg where he controlled state contracts and set up a bank where they could share assets. His corruption was the reason for his power. The contracts he controlled often paid up front and had no penalty if you didn't deliver. They also involved buying commodities at subsidized prices. Instead of delivery on the contracts they would just take the assets out of the control and sell them on the open market.
What Putin did when he came to Moscow was assert control over the gangsters and the oligarchs. He didn't stop the corruption, he put himself and the state at the top of pyramid. Oligarchs were told in no uncertain terms, you can keep your wealth, but you can't not keep power. Any Oligarch who had pretension of politcal power was crushed. It was in this way that Putin took over Russian's biggest company and took it's assets and shifted them over to Rosneft the state oil and gas company. (The liason between Putin and the head of Rosneft was just found dead in the trunk of his car. Russia did not release the cause of death.) Look at the Sochi Olympics if you think there's no oligarchs in the country. Putin's associates from St. Petersburg got billions in contracts in the most expensive Olympics ever. Putin promised private funds would pay for it. But a year after the Olympics the Oligarchs started selling the now useless Olympic venues and hotels back to the state.
If there's no Oligarchs in Russian who is buying all that London and New York and Florida real estate? Trump has done over 100 million in deals with Russians in Florida. Including an oligarch who paid double market value for a house he tore down. In the Panama Papers, a cellist who has been friends with Putin since the 1970's was found to be controlling billions in wealth. Billions are believed to belong to Putin who used his friend as a cover. Putin's personal wealth is estimated north of $50 billion.
YingYangMom ago
Yeah. He needs the billions to be in the game against the bankers and NWO elite of this globe. He does what he needs to do. You think Clinton and Obama and all the others before them didn't amass wealth as much as they could when they were at the top? All dictators and heads of State do that in Europe, Africa, South America, et al. The point is, his own personal agenda for amassing this wealth is much more commendable than theirs. Trying to point the finger while overlooking your own leaders' mistakes is down right hypocritical.
KnightsofHubris ago
Wow. Hook, Line and Sinker.
I bet they didn't even have to bait the hook for you.
YingYangMom ago
I've done my research. You should too. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeix8jbmQnS6FprsJIsjVyQ/videos