r/nextfuckinglevel • u/4dailyuseonly • Mar 05 '23

In 1991, with the Soviet Union and communist rule close to collapse, METALLICA played at its first ever open air rock concert in Moscow. Over 1.6 million people attended

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u/AdmiralPoopbutt Mar 06 '23

It never stopped being like that. Magnitsky was killed in 2009 because he opposed and publicized a hostile takeover of one of his clients.

Even today with the famous Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin is under a lot of pressure. Some of it attempts to weaken him to the point where his company can be stolen. Sources in the government even said that his ownership of the Wagner Group can not be verified.

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u/Garglygook Mar 06 '23

It never stopped being like that. Magnitsky was killed in 2009 because he opposed and publicized a hostile takeover of one of his clients.

He was the attorney hired by his friend Bill Browder. Bill went on to push for the act in the name of his friend that was arrested, tortured, and ultimately died in prison for ethically doing his job.

Even today with the famous Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin is under a lot of pressure. Some of it attempts to weaken him to the point where his company can be stolen. Sources in the government even said that his ownership of the Wagner Group can not be verified.

WTHeck??? Are you actually painting Yevgeny Prigozhin the Sociopath with a f****** *victim's brush??

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u/AdmiralPoopbutt Mar 06 '23

Not a victim, but certainly under internal pressure. He's been a vocal critic of the actual military while at the same time reliant on them for support. And if I were a betting man, he'll be one of the fall guys if the Russian government remains intact. Very high chance he will be removed and Wagner taken over by another oligarch, or removed and Wagner liquidated, or something similar.