RE: Putin Says Russia Ready for Peace Deal with Ukraine...Today 14:14
โThere is no disagreement in the West that Vladimir Putin has plundered Russia. A few years ago, Forbes magazine estimated his personal wealth at $200bn (ยฃ130bn). How else could a former, nondescript, mid-ranking KGB officer, who at his inauguration in 2000 piously described his โholy dutyโ as uniting the people of Russia, have accumulated such riches?
The exact answer lies in his arrangement with Russiaโs oligarchs. Soon after he came to power, the president made it clear that the countryโs richest businessmen owed their fortunes to his favour. Loyalty would be rewarded, retribution for disloyalty would be ruthless. This arrangement has lasted for 20 yearsโ
Funny how cheesy botski and others make false claims about Zelenskyy having palaces and yachts, but never mention how grandpa bunker became so rich.