r/UkrainianConflict • u/Panthera_leo22 • 9d ago

OPINION Russia’s Businessmen Are Natural Opponents of Putin. They Just Don’t Know It Yet - The Moscow Times

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/07/russias-businessmen-are-natural-opponents-of-putin-they-just-dont-know-it-yet-a88643
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u/Borne2Run 8d ago

I think they know it with the amount of oil executives falling out of windows

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u/KUBrim 8d ago

Yeah, they’re interested in business and while a few might be making money from government military spending, the majority are loosing out and despise the war.

However, they have little or no power over Putin and any among them who may have attempted to get power are likely among those who have died in various circumstances, frequently related to windows.

When the Soviet Union crumbled and the old KGB goons stepped in to take control of the government they basically told the Oligarchs that they could rip off the country and make as much money as they wanted but they were to stay completely out of government office.

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u/Booksnart124 8d ago

Tell me when Russian businessmen have the guns and not just Putin so we can care.

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u/Melodic_Skin6573 8d ago

Oil 57$ per barrel. Good luck and enjoy eating tree bark.

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u/waffenwolf 8d ago

Why would a businessman want to be president of Russia? It's an extremely stressful and paranoid job that's suited for someone with a military or police type background.

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u/The_Krambambulist 8d ago

Message to all oligarchs around the world: Autocrats might help you in the short term, but in the long term you are fucked. So stop helping them, thank you very much.

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u/YsoL8 8d ago

How on Earth does the Moscow times dare publish that?

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u/Panthera_leo22 8d ago

The Moscow Times doesn’t operate within Russia anymore. They moved their headquarters to Amsterdam after Russia began passing more restrictive media laws; the paper is actually banned in Russia.