Curious Number Of Russian Oligarchs Have Died Since Invasion Of Ukraine - TRMS - Ali Velshi - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Ali Velshi reports on four separate instances of Kremlin-connected, extremely wealthy Russians with ties to the oil industry who have died by suicide since Russia's war in Ukraine began. Aired on 04/22/2022.

[Deuxcents]

1. Curious, indeed.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Knowing Putin's tendencies, seems way too coincidental

[secondwind]

2. This war with Ukraine doesn't pay for itself ya know.

Poor Vlad needs billions more to continue his quest. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is responsible for all of this, the killing of the entire family, etc. You get my drift? Snort

[Rhiannon12866]

3. He's got to be desperate - and we know he has no scruples at all, never has

[jfz9580m]

5. I am surprised that Navalnyn is still alive..

I first realized how nutty Russia was when the Anna Politkovskaya story broke when I was in grad school..after that I noticed stories about how bad it was for journalists, pro-democracy activists etc. there.
https://www.state.gov/15-year-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-anna-politkovskaya/

Maybe that is why I have some sympathy for the Russian people (who are privately not on board with this stuff but not actively resisting). Because it sounds like it is a variation on the Handmaid's Tale world already there..it sounds like resistance is typically a death sentence..until Putin's regime is toppled at least. People's resistance gets worn down in places like those.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Same here, I cannot imagine how anyone could go through this

I'm also surprised that this video that I posted tonight was already duplicated along with three others.

[Emile]

7. You would think these Oligarchs would pool their money together

and hire a hit man to take Putin out!

[Rhiannon12866]

8. But aren't they also Putin supporters?

How else could any Russian manage to accumulate all that money??

[Emile]

9. When you see your buddies disappearing left and right, that would

give anyone pause on who to support!

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Well, in Russia, there is no one else to support

Anything else puts you in danger of retribution.

[Emile]

11. Even in Russia comes a time when you have to support yourself

or you could end up dead.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I've actually spent time in Russia and there's one thing I really don't get

I was there in the late '80s, my grandmother joined a peace group that had a "sister town" in the Caucasus Mountains and she invited me to join them on their initial trip. And those we met were vehemently anti-war - as has been said, the Russian people suffered terribly during WWII fought on their own soil and there are placques and statues everywhere in memory of those they lost. Even in the schools there are museums to teach the next generations about the horrors they experienced during that war. I still remember one older woman who had served as a nurse during WWII who said to us "Please, when you go back, tell your president that we want peace." The mentality back then was "Never again." But it appears they have forgotten.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Russians thought they could have a war "over there" that is not a war but a "special operation"

Some are rethinking.

It was the mothers who broke the Soviet camel's back in 1990 or so.

Will "special operation" mothers break Putin? Or be the final straw?

When the Moskva was sunk, the Russian government officially stated that all (ALL) the crew members had been rescued from the ship. Now mothers of Russian sailors are asking where their sons are.

[Frustratedlady]

18. In the last few days, there have been news reports and/or articles about some of the oligarchs

who are furious with Putin. I wish I could find them so we could check to see if these two are included in that bunch.

Apparently, Putin's group of "friends" isn't all it's cracked up to be. Putin just hopes they are on his side.

I would guess that there are a slew of oligarchs who are looking for some exotic place to hide until Putin is gone. They'll just have to find other transportation beyond their yachts.

I wonder how many live in the U.S.?

[SheltieLover]

13. Kicking for visibility

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Thanks!

Apparently this wasn't quite visible enough! (Along with at least 3 others.)

[SheltieLover]

15. What do you mean?

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I thought that you'd noticed

The duplicates.

[ancianita]

19. By my count, Velshi refers to at least 44 murders of either Russian oligarchs or leaders since 2017

The worse sanctions get, the more Putin's assassins will have the oligarchs fall in line or die. Or the Russian kleptocracy and its mafia boss will keep up their cat and mouse games.