03-09-2022, 01:03 PM
(03-09-2022, 12:35 PM)jafar Wrote:(03-08-2022, 11:51 PM)ScottK Wrote: Ukraine is a cesspool for corruption, money laundering, and human trafficking. Putin is cleaning that up.
LMAO
The biggest epicenter for money laundering is NOT Ukraine but none other than tax haven countries, Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Ireland etc..
The entire western economy is built on the foundation of money laundering.
Q: How does Putin stay in power?
A: Through the support of his ring of Oligarch friends.
Q: How did the Russian oligarch become so wealthy?
A: Through acquisition of Russian public owned assets.
Q: Who gave the oligarch ownership of Russian public assets?
A: Take a guess.... it's not that hard..
Q: Where do Russian oligarch stash their wealth?
A: Western countries, majority of it is registered in tax haven countries as listed above, get anonymized through "shell company" and then invested in assets located in London, New York, Paris etc..
Q: Then it's actually the Russian public that's actually get f&*d? They live in poverty, their assets flew out abroad and they need to die on battlefield fighting a war instigated by Putin and his oligarch friends?
A: Of course... as always...
To be fair, that's the pattern pretty much everywhere, just different players.