The oligarchs in Russia are in no particular hurry to wrap this thing up because it has been a highly profitable endeavor for them, and it is permanently changing the way that the world’s energy markets conduct business. The Russians raked in far more cash from their exports in 2022 as compared to 2021.
It is actually quite hilarious that we have so many here that ramble on endlessly about how bad Putin is. He is just the figurehead for the ever-increasing gaggle of billionaires that really run the show in Russia. The Ukrainian situation is largely responsible for creating 22 new billionaires in Russia. Their wealth has increased by $152 billion since the invasion began largely thanks to idiotic Western sanctions and other equally stupid foreign policy.
It is actually quite hilarious that we have so many here that ramble on endlessly about how bad Putin is. He is just the figurehead for the ever-increasing gaggle of billionaires that really run the show in Russia. The Ukrainian situation is largely responsible for creating 22 new billionaires in Russia. Their wealth has increased by $152 billion since the invasion began largely thanks to idiotic Western sanctions and other equally stupid foreign policy
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The same is true in this country. The military-industrial complex oligarch numbers and fortunes have increased exponentially with this insane conflict. Oligarchs on both sides are the winners while the common man is the pawn.