Russia's Finance Ministry will auction large rough diamonds from state reserves, seeking funds amid mounting war costs and following a record gold selloff.
It’s more a classic lesson in authoritarianism. Yeah, they can do things that are hard to do in a democracy, but they can also drag down the country with them and you can’t vote them out.
It’s more a classic lesson in authoritarianism. Yeah, they can do things that are hard to do in a democracy, but they can also drag down the country with them and you can’t vote them out.
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the war was started as a way to get the military away from him because they were plotting.
Was he not popular amongst the military before the war? Why would they have been plotting against him?