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Originally Posted by Itse
Nah. There's literally a whole town near Moscow where these guys live, Barvikha, of course full of luxury sevices and stores. Former Ukraine president "Euromaidan" Janukovich lives there, as does the Milosevic familiy of Serbian fame, and former Kyrgyzstan president/authoritarian Akaev that was taken down in 2005, and former Georgian separatist leader and kleptocrat Aslan Abashidze.
Putin rewards loyalty, not competence.
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Yeah, I think Putin takes pride in sticking it to the international community. These guys are like trophies for him. You want to take Assad to be tried as a war criminal? I'll just throw him in this town full of ultra wealthy former dictators. Btw what town?