I would say that Ukraine is more of a mafia project than a Marxist project. After all, the coup allowed Hunter to skim off millions with the Burisma racket and Victoria Nuland was confident that the 2014 coup would put Russia at our mercy and a puppet in charge of Ukraine.
Do you really worry about how much money Putin has?
I would say that Ukraine is more of a mafia project than a Marxist project. After all, the coup allowed Hunter to skim off millions with the Burisma racket and Victoria Nuland was confident that the 2014 coup would put Russia at our mercy and a puppet in charge of Ukraine.
Do you really worry about how much money Putin has?
In closing, it was presented as fact during the 1st Trump impeachment, that Ukraine is the most corrupt nation in Europe. More recently, it has been said that Ukraine will never be part of NATO because of its flagrant corruption.
Putin doesn't need tanks and troops to get rid of Zelenskyyyy. He should use bug spray.
Yes, I worry about Putin's money, because when Putin became a government employee he had nothing. He has been a government employee all his life, with a very modest salary, yet, his wealth is reportedly well over $40 billion. By other reports he is richer than Elon Musk. If that does not say much about Russian corruption, I don't know what else would. Maybe that the richest man of Russia was arrested in 2003 after criticizing Putin and his oil company worth $4 billion was sold to a business located above a barber shop in a small strip mall which was registered there for a few month prior to purchase. The company was then nationalized.
Unlike Putin, Zelensky became president as already successful businessman worth few million $$. Just like Trump.
Now, onto flagrant corruption. US had an issue of flagrant corruption throughout early 20th century. You noticed that Democrats are wildly corrupt. We are still a member of NATO. BTW, why would Trump pardon Blagoevich who was caught on record trying to sell Obama's Senate seat? For the record: I am an independent voter who left Republican Party after Bush went into Iraq. Call me woke.
The next time you visit Moscow to audit Putin's wealth, I'd like to travel with you. I've never been to Russia. I would never stoop to the level of calling anyone "woke". In my mind, that is the worst insult that can be applied to anyone.
Unlike you, I actually lived in Russia for 20 years and in another former USSR republic for 13 years. I visited Russia last time 20 years ago, before Putin declared his war on the West in 2007 in Munich (you may want to read up on that). I have close friends and relatives still in Russia, so I know quite a bit about what is going on. I can tell you for a fact that people get arrested for wearing sneakers in colors of Ukrainian flag or for singing a song in Ukrainian language. Nobody arrests those who speaks Russian language in Ukraine. As an American citizen, I would not advise a single American to travel to Russia right now, as any American citizen can become a bargaining chip in the trade for Russians convicted in US or Europe for the targeted assassinations of political opponents or for hacking into American banks. Now, to audits of Putin's assets. In 1990es, St. Petersburg city council conducted audit of what happened to the raw materials that Putin was responsible to exchange for food when people in the city were starving after collapse of the USSR. The woman who led this audit (university professor) had to leave city in a hurry and spent the rest of her life in hut in the remote village. Her friend who was supporting the audit was assassinated and many witnesses disappeared or died suddenly. The raw materials were about $270 million worth. Another critic of Putin who explain to the shocked public why apartment builidings exploded in 1999 in 3 cities including Moscow, was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in a restaurant. Keep talking about Ukrainian mafia.
I haven't the interest to research what Putin said in Munich twenty years ago, so I asked Microsoft's AI. This is the answer:
In 2007, Vladimir Putin did not explicitly declare war on the West during his speech at the Munich Security Conference.
. However, his speech was quite critical of the current international order and NATO's eastward expansion.
. He emphasized Russia's intention to defend its interests and take a more assertive stance on the global stage.
. This speech marked a significant shift in Russian foreign policy and was seen as a message to the West that Russia would not accept a subordinate role in international affairs.
No offense, my Russian friend; but Putin's remarks seem very benign to me. In fact, he speaks logically and coherently about how the Obama administration (at least the last two) has consistently pressured Ukraine to continue a war it has no hope of winning.
Seriously, do you, THG, think that Putin has plans to invade NATO?
Does it make no sense to you that Hunter Biden would enter into a lucrative contract with Burisma and that the USA, as part of the deal, would be allowed to build more bio-labs in Ukraine like the one in Wuhan?
I would say that Ukraine is more of a mafia project than a Marxist project. After all, the coup allowed Hunter to skim off millions with the Burisma racket and Victoria Nuland was confident that the 2014 coup would put Russia at our mercy and a puppet in charge of Ukraine.
Do you really worry about how much money Putin has?
In closing, it was presented as fact during the 1st Trump impeachment, that Ukraine is the most corrupt nation in Europe. More recently, it has been said that Ukraine will never be part of NATO because of its flagrant corruption.
Putin doesn't need tanks and troops to get rid of Zelenskyyyy. He should use bug spray.
Yes, I worry about Putin's money, because when Putin became a government employee he had nothing. He has been a government employee all his life, with a very modest salary, yet, his wealth is reportedly well over $40 billion. By other reports he is richer than Elon Musk. If that does not say much about Russian corruption, I don't know what else would. Maybe that the richest man of Russia was arrested in 2003 after criticizing Putin and his oil company worth $4 billion was sold to a business located above a barber shop in a small strip mall which was registered there for a few month prior to purchase. The company was then nationalized.
Unlike Putin, Zelensky became president as already successful businessman worth few million $$. Just like Trump.
Now, onto flagrant corruption. US had an issue of flagrant corruption throughout early 20th century. You noticed that Democrats are wildly corrupt. We are still a member of NATO. BTW, why would Trump pardon Blagoevich who was caught on record trying to sell Obama's Senate seat? For the record: I am an independent voter who left Republican Party after Bush went into Iraq. Call me woke.
The next time you visit Moscow to audit Putin's wealth, I'd like to travel with you. I've never been to Russia. I would never stoop to the level of calling anyone "woke". In my mind, that is the worst insult that can be applied to anyone.
Unlike you, I actually lived in Russia for 20 years and in another former USSR republic for 13 years. I visited Russia last time 20 years ago, before Putin declared his war on the West in 2007 in Munich (you may want to read up on that). I have close friends and relatives still in Russia, so I know quite a bit about what is going on. I can tell you for a fact that people get arrested for wearing sneakers in colors of Ukrainian flag or for singing a song in Ukrainian language. Nobody arrests those who speaks Russian language in Ukraine. As an American citizen, I would not advise a single American to travel to Russia right now, as any American citizen can become a bargaining chip in the trade for Russians convicted in US or Europe for the targeted assassinations of political opponents or for hacking into American banks. Now, to audits of Putin's assets. In 1990es, St. Petersburg city council conducted audit of what happened to the raw materials that Putin was responsible to exchange for food when people in the city were starving after collapse of the USSR. The woman who led this audit (university professor) had to leave city in a hurry and spent the rest of her life in hut in the remote village. Her friend who was supporting the audit was assassinated and many witnesses disappeared or died suddenly. The raw materials were about $270 million worth. Another critic of Putin who explain to the shocked public why apartment builidings exploded in 1999 in 3 cities including Moscow, was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in a restaurant. Keep talking about Ukrainian mafia.
I haven't the interest to research what Putin said in Munich twenty years ago, so I asked Microsoft's AI. This is the answer:
In 2007, Vladimir Putin did not explicitly declare war on the West during his speech at the Munich Security Conference.
. However, his speech was quite critical of the current international order and NATO's eastward expansion.
. He emphasized Russia's intention to defend its interests and take a more assertive stance on the global stage.
. This speech marked a significant shift in Russian foreign policy and was seen as a message to the West that Russia would not accept a subordinate role in international affairs.
No offense, my Russian friend; but Putin's remarks seem very benign to me. In fact, he speaks logically and coherently about how the Obama administration (at least the last two) has consistently pressured Ukraine to continue a war it has no hope of winning.
Seriously, do you, THG, think that Putin has plans to invade NATO?
Does it make no sense to you that Hunter Biden would enter into a lucrative contract with Burisma and that the USA, as part of the deal, would be allowed to build more bio-labs in Ukraine like the one in Wuhan?