News like this, shows what?
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Yeah, we're on the same page. That fucking article, Jesus Christ.
According to Scott Ritter (who may or may not be compromised; some of his videos are - used to be - kinda off, and he sometimes uses "we" when talking about Russia) in Russia (which he toured a few months back) the state and local authorities have more money than they know what to do with (probably an exageration). Because . . . . get this. . . western sanctions have stopped the oligarchs from moving their money out of Russia. Now the oligarchs have to (1) keep thier money in Russia and (2) pay Russian tax - which is a flat 13% that basically everyone pays. So at the end of the last 2 Russian financial years, many cities have unspent budgets and are scrambling to sign off on a few more bridges, hospitals, a university or two . . .
Wagner in Niger is interesting. Russia recently forgave a 13 Billion USD debt, so they are probably in the Niger good books, but who knows? I don't know. Maybe it is partially the Wagner brand image: seasoned NATO thumping street fighter. I am pretty sure that Niger will be played, at least in part, as a distraction from the possibly unfavourable (to the west) "re-interpretation" of the Ukranian conflict. Fucking cynical: let's encourage war to help our PR. Jesus H Christ.
The poor fucking Ukranians. Most were just trying to get along.
Interesting about the tax and sanctions. I doubt billionaire tax fully caused gains to the budget. Sanctions on the other hand have caused? Economically, it seems Russia aren't crumbling by them.
Wagner is not what is being aired by Western media. They keep getting it wrong. It like every other piece of press regarding the conflict has no credible source. It's fickle. It wants Wagner to be something. It wants Russia to lose. But constantly warns it isn't. I am sure it's convincing somebody. Somebody dumb who has no memory and no thought. Because the press one minute later, says something else.
The facts speak for themselves. Look at it. Double bluff. It needed a narrative. It needed to reposition. Why like that. Because it's. Why is it.
Every single time. Who knows. Except look at it. It obviously isn't. It's the head of an opposing army telling the press it needs to degrade morale, so it better keep the line Wagner are such, because if it can, then it gains. Simply look at what's occurred.
Niger, who knows, retaliation for longer range missiles, anything. Pipelines, transit, infrastructure could be affected. Who knows how it plays out. There are plenty of other reasons regionally being exploited, as costs inflate. Nothing new. A hotspot. Like many more occurring as any conflict drags out. Sides.
They're denying Wagner had any involvement because they're still keeping to the line Wagner are exiled, and now they aren't being funded, they're shrinking. Because Russia is imploding. Except somehow that's wrong. Look at it. It's the fickle media trying to convince somebody.
Sure: that all seems spot on.
Oh, I forgot to add: Russia now has the world's fifth biggest economy, passing Germany, and only just behind Japan. Russia is exporting oil like a biiiitch, yo!.
Exactly. Except. The West have done this exclusively. Russia was simply a prop. It need too, causing. Now it caused, they sell the badonkadonks, those barbie cars made of plastic. The EVs. Having a service economy of plastic surgery. Seriously. It was done on purpose. Germany cut its wrist because it isn't plastic yet.
The West is axing its productivity. The run off causes globally. This conflict will drag. Meanwhile it implements the boondoggles. Get out of debt, generate hyperconsumption. More electricity. It'll generate the inflation. No. But there's some other containment and services in there.
Laughably they're the space nukes to Mars. Or another race to the Moon.