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Rhiannon12866

(204,851 posts) Sun Mar 27, 2022, 12:54 AM Mar 2022

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The rise and evolution of Russia's oligarchs - Washington Post

In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the West sanctioned some of his closest advisers.

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The rise and evolution of Russia's oligarchs - Washington Post (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 OP

Looks like the state assets and companies were stolen from the people. Crowman2009 Mar 2022 #1

I believe THIS is what putin told trump was going to happen to the US if he followed his advice. C Moon Mar 2022 #2

Well, we know that TFG will go to any lengths to grift money Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #3

Yup! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #5

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #4

Crowman2009

(2,492 posts)

1. Looks like the state assets and companies were stolen from the people.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 01:32 AM

Mar 2022

The ownership should have been tranferred directly to the workers when the soviet union ended. Sort of like an anarcho-syndicalist arrangement.

C Moon

(12,210 posts)

2. I believe THIS is what putin told trump was going to happen to the US if he followed his advice.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 03:27 AM

Mar 2022

Rhiannon12866

(204,851 posts)

3. Well, we know that TFG will go to any lengths to grift money

Reply to C Moon (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 03:31 AM

Mar 2022

Including run for president - a job he didn't want nor intended to do.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

5. Yup!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 05:21 AM

Mar 2022

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

4. Absolutely!

Reply to C Moon (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 05:21 AM

Mar 2022

It is why qpukes want to privitize all of our institutions!

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