Today Putin has sunk to begging to stop sanctions... ‘Please No More Sanctions’: Putin Begs The West To Stop Punishing Russia As He Bombs Civilians In Ukraine https://dailyboulder.com/please-no-...hing-russia-as-he-bombs-civilians-in-ukraine/ Russian President Vladimir Putin is pleading for “no more sanctions” against his regime, claiming that Russia has no “ill intentions” towards Ukraine, despite his continuous assault on Ukrainian civilians. “I want to emphasize once again. We have no ill intentions towards our neighbors, and I would advise them not to escalate the situation, nor to introduce any restrictions,” Putin said on the state-controlled Rossiya 24 news channel on Friday, according to Newsweek. The Russian dictator also called on neighboring countries “to think about how to normalize relations.” “All our actions, if they arise, always arise exclusively in response to unfriendly actions against Russia,” he said. “We do not see any need here to escalate the situation or worsen our relations.” Putin’s comments come more than a week after he ordered an invasion that has caused numerous casualties and sparked a growing refugee crisis. His remarks also come hours after Russian forces attacked and seized Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s biggest power plant, sparking outrage from the international community. The U.S. embassy in Ukraine tweeted that attacking a nuclear power plant constitutes a “war crime.” Read the full report on Newsweek.
Going nowhere: Putin’s inner circle too busy infighting to topple Russia’s tyrant as he goes off the rails The Russian President has created a clever power structure for subordinates, which encourages different factions and even different individuals to compete with or undermine each other https://inews.co.uk/news/world/goin...ssias-tyrant-as-he-goes-off-the-rails-1497209
Insider: Putin Advisers More Likely To Kill Him Than Criticize Him "That's Russian tradition," former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev said. https://crooksandliars.com/2022/03/insider-putin-advisers-more-likely-kill Andrei Kozyrev, who was the Russian foreign minister under Boris Yeltsin, tells Ari Melber that Putin is not likely to hear about setbacks to his war effort in Ukraine from advisers. "That is less possible than overthrow him. That's Russian tradition. They swear to tell the boss the truth, but one day they might come with a weapon and it's got him either to the grave or to retirement." Kozyrev said. Malcolm Nance and Katty Kay react. (More at above url)
Looks like most Russian billionaires are exerting their time & energy to hide their fortunes to avoid everything being seized. Russian Billionaires Are Reshaping Their Fortunes While They Can https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-are-reshaping-their-fortunes-while-they-can
Quick question here. And please note, I truly am kinda clueless about these kind of things, but an honest question... how can the US government confiscate real-estate, yachts, etc... without some kind of trial where the person in question is proven guilty of some crime? El Chapo... yes. The dude was probably wanted in a dozen countries and the evidence was indisputable. But just because someone is a so-called Oligarch... shouldn't there be some kind of due process applied here? If guilt by association is now a crime... I mean... doesn't that go against everything that has made this country what it is? How many 100% guilty folks have gone free because of the Miranda Rights? Is the difference because the Miranda Rights perps were on our soil? That could be, again I have no idea... but... (and I know as well as all ya'll do, these guys aren't choir boys and more than likely are guilty as sin of something)... but.... shouldn't they get a hearing or something? Where's our in house attorney @El OchoCinco?
They have legal rights. Being a so-called oligarch is not in and of itself. For a number of reasons, the oligarch may or may not choose to appear. Ultimately, it is related to the government's power to seize the assets where it can be reasonably demonstrated that they are the fruits of criminal activity. The government bears the burden of proof, and can bargain and settle and all of that. It gets complicated because the government many be asking another country to participate in the seizing or it might - be on the receiving end- being asked to seize base on some other countries request where we have a reciprocal agreement, and then there is/are a pantload of international/UN based treaties. And it can get much more complicated if assets are being seized under some kind of war powers or powers inherent in armed conflict, etc. etc. I think most of the Russia oligarchs are just being pursued/property seized under basic u.s. statues related to money laundering/ profits from illegal activities- and they have a court order to go with it. The government does tend to abuse its authoritiy in that area because it knows that the defendant usually does not want to appear- although certainly many do - and their counsel usually appears to at least negotiate some things. The government often just shakes down the oligarch/el chappo type. They seize all their stateside assets but agree to a settlement a YUGE amount remotely just knowing that the defendant does not want to appear. Good position to be in.