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I don't believe it. Is he rich? Without a doubt. Is he "richest in the world"? Not a chance. Three letter agencies from all over the world would be all over suc

by 0xbear 9y ago

I don't believe it. Is he rich? Without a doubt. Is he "richest in the world"? Not a chance. Three letter agencies from all over the world would be all over such juicy evidence given his lack of compliance with the wishes of their governments.

qaq 9y ago
To understand the scale of corruption a fairly senior but fairly far from the top police official had on the order of 500 mil USD confiscated.
- 0xbear 9y ago
  Citation needed. And besides, even if true, police officials are temporary. Putin is _permanent_.
  - qaq 9y ago
    If you can read russian the name of the guys was Захарченко 120 mil cash 400 mil in swiss bank https://iz.ru/news/632412 https://iz.ru/news/632412 http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/1660682/ http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/1660682/ and he is literally nobody in the russian corruption hierarchy
    - 0xbear 9y ago
      That's what you get for stealing from Putin. What you've failed to explain is why would Putin essentially steal from himself. He's more or less the Tzar, and he can take whatever he wants whenever he wants. I doubt he even remembers what money looks like.
      - qaq 9y ago
        That is a fairly simplistic viewpoint reality is a bit more complicated. Also to understand the psychology you would have to grow up in Soviet Union or something similarly f@#ed up.
        0xbear 9y ago
        I did grow up in the Soviet Union. :-)