It looks like an entrapment scheme to me , the age of the protagonists being the most suspicious part of the scheme . Also the very efficient arrest of the assassin along with the usual cache of Nazi paraphernalia smells of a set up. Thanks for the goss Rolo.
I am falling further behind - this is a long one ... you apparently think it's worthwhile - strategically?
Meanwhile, the DC neocons are reporting (near) mass dismissals of front line Russian military commanders: "Russian MoD has begun to remove commanders from some of the Russian military’s most combat effective units and formations and appears to be accelerating this effort. The recent dismissal of 58th Combined Arms Army Commander (CAA) Colonel General Ivan Popov ..." ... 3 or 4 more are mentioned.
Thank you Rolo for the stories. It enables me to build a better picture of what happens in Russia.
I doubt that Sobtchak is somehow Jewish. If she were, even minimally, she would not be an open whore. That's just not the way of Jewish women. She is simply a narcissistic slut that is kept as a media clown and potential loose cannon that can be handy. I do think that her attack on Deripaska was supported or even instigated by some influential people unhappy with that man.
Oleg Deripaska somehow ended up owning Rusal, a giant company mining bauxite and producing aluminium : currently the 3rd largest aluminium company in the world; used to be the largest but the management has milked it instead of developing it. Rusal was bankrupt in 2009 during the economic crisis. Putin personally intervened and the state banks loaned him money to see the company through the crisis. I have no idea why Rusal was not simply nationalised then. Deripaska and his team are a drag on the company. Unlike say Evraz, owned by Abramovitch, which is well run. That is why Sobtchak's attack on Deripaska probably was an attempt at putting a competent man in charge of Rusal. It failed.
Do you know anything about the Nesis brothers ? One of them mostly left Russia in 2013 after decently running a host of businesses. The other is the very competent boss of Polymetal, Russia's second largest gold mining company, actually built from almost scratch. Both are Jewish but stay away from politics; at least apparently.
As for the other brothers, I know what most people know I guess. If they somehow get caught up in the news i'd somehow weave their background info into the story.
This is all beyond simply interesting. I am sending this to my Polish and Russian friends to irritate them. lol. And telling them when they understand this, they are on their way to start understanding Russia (and Putin).
Keep unraveling the Russian Gordian Knot, Rolo. A good piece is worthy of a few quips:
"Failing up" is a rootless cosmopolitan value.
Now we know why they're referred to as "Western Partners."
Every. Damn. Time.
It looks like an entrapment scheme to me , the age of the protagonists being the most suspicious part of the scheme . Also the very efficient arrest of the assassin along with the usual cache of Nazi paraphernalia smells of a set up. Thanks for the goss Rolo.
I am falling further behind - this is a long one ... you apparently think it's worthwhile - strategically?
Meanwhile, the DC neocons are reporting (near) mass dismissals of front line Russian military commanders: "Russian MoD has begun to remove commanders from some of the Russian military’s most combat effective units and formations and appears to be accelerating this effort. The recent dismissal of 58th Combined Arms Army Commander (CAA) Colonel General Ivan Popov ..." ... 3 or 4 more are mentioned.
Is that consistent with your sources, Rolo?
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-16-2023
yep, full purge.
i figured there would be more fired by now but i guess it is only getting started.
i can't think of a better word to describe Shoigu eliminating officers he doesn't like
Thank you Rolo for the stories. It enables me to build a better picture of what happens in Russia.
I doubt that Sobtchak is somehow Jewish. If she were, even minimally, she would not be an open whore. That's just not the way of Jewish women. She is simply a narcissistic slut that is kept as a media clown and potential loose cannon that can be handy. I do think that her attack on Deripaska was supported or even instigated by some influential people unhappy with that man.
Oleg Deripaska somehow ended up owning Rusal, a giant company mining bauxite and producing aluminium : currently the 3rd largest aluminium company in the world; used to be the largest but the management has milked it instead of developing it. Rusal was bankrupt in 2009 during the economic crisis. Putin personally intervened and the state banks loaned him money to see the company through the crisis. I have no idea why Rusal was not simply nationalised then. Deripaska and his team are a drag on the company. Unlike say Evraz, owned by Abramovitch, which is well run. That is why Sobtchak's attack on Deripaska probably was an attempt at putting a competent man in charge of Rusal. It failed.
Do you know anything about the Nesis brothers ? One of them mostly left Russia in 2013 after decently running a host of businesses. The other is the very competent boss of Polymetal, Russia's second largest gold mining company, actually built from almost scratch. Both are Jewish but stay away from politics; at least apparently.
Sobchak is, in fact, Jewish.
As for the other brothers, I know what most people know I guess. If they somehow get caught up in the news i'd somehow weave their background info into the story.
This is all beyond simply interesting. I am sending this to my Polish and Russian friends to irritate them. lol. And telling them when they understand this, they are on their way to start understanding Russia (and Putin).
Clue: there is no Spy vs Spy at the top.