Posted on 03/17/2022 11:55:46 AM PDT by libh8er
He said he had an allowance of $3,300 a month and needed UK government permission to spend money. Fridman, who has a net worth of $10.1 billion, Bloomberg's Billionaires Index said, was sanctioned by the European Union on February 28 and by the UK on March 15.
The Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman said in an interview that he didn't know how to live, three weeks after coming under sanctions, Bloomberg reported.
He described the EU's sanctions as "groundless and unfair" at the time and said he would contest them, Reuters reported.
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, Fridman's wealth dropped by $4 billion, Bloomberg reported.
"I don't know how to live," Fridman told Bloomberg. "I don't know. I really don't know."
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Is he shuffling around in a t-shirt? Then I’ll know it’s bad.
So, to show what an evil man Putin is, we will abandon the rule of law in our own countries. Makes sense. /s
This attack on oligarchs doesn’t do a damn thing except make the class warfare people feel good.
This isn’t good. Democrats will notice and then we’re in for it.
THIS
Seriously ? what a load of crap.
I am not an oligarch and even I keep almost 10k in cash for unexpected things.
this guy should have an Amex Black card, and and 250k in cash for petty expenses.
He should also have an account with HSBC they don’t care how clean or dirty your money is, as long as they get a cut.
The thinking was if the oligarchs were made to feel pain they would pressure Putin into calling off the war. Clearly hasn't worked.
I wonder if he has considered getting out of Russia?
Should have diversified better.
Poor globalists.
Maybe I’m naive but I don’t see how seizing these individuals wealth hurts the Russian government. Seems stupid to me to take someone’s yacht away from him because he’s a citizen of Russia at this time.
Ozymandias
I’d be fine off $3000/month. What am I missing here? I must be reading this article wrong.
to show what an evil man Putin is, we will abandon the rule of law in our own countries.
——— Seizing private bank accounts is wrong, evil. Has he been to trial yet? Exactly why India, Saudi, a handful of minor countries and other sovereign financial funds are ditching dollars.
Senile Joe just destroyed the USD. We have entered into WW3, where nations are financially brought to their knees.
It’s time we started referring to wealthy Americans as “oligarchs”: Soros, Gates, Zuckerberg, Blumenthal, Buffett, Dorsey, Bezos, etc. These people have as much power and influence as any of the Russian oligarchs, so they deserve that same title, redolent of corruption and outsized political influence. And you can add-in Europeans like Klaus Schwab.
Beans and rice.
“I don’t know how to live,” Fridman told Bloomberg.
Well, he can always go out and get a job like the rest of us plebes.
$3,000.00 a month is good enough for bills. But what about eating?
Seizing personal assets due to a government’s actions is immoral. Imagine being in another country and having your bank accounts and passport frozen because they didn’t like something the USG did.
BS cancel culture is actually just totalitarianism disguised.
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