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Old 23rd Feb 2022, 20:36
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Originally Posted by Beamr
if the right oligarks are chosen. By seizing the fortunes of the billionaires Putin has made, the billions Putin has hidden may be seized.
Otherwise... I doubt it. It takes too long for sanctions to bite, most probably he'll be lying in his own mausoleum in red square before the sanctions get him overthrown. Just look at North Korea, Iran or Cuba. What has sanctions really achieved in those countries in over half a century,
There was talk of potential war crimes against Putin, which would negate anymore future travel out of country and that would also hit the oligarchs and the Dumas harder if it was also aimed at them as a lot of them spend a considerable time out of Russia
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