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Vladimir Putin’s government has launched an aggressive campaign to nationalize the assets of Konstantin Strukov, one of Russia’s richest men and the owner of the country’s largest gold mining company. The move marks a sharp escalation in the Kremlin’s efforts to extract wealth from within its own elite as the financial toll of the war in Ukraine deepens.

Strukov, whose fortune is estimated at over $3.5 billion, is the founder of Yuzhuralzoloto—a gold empire built over decades with strong ties to the Kremlin. But on July 5, his private jet was grounded by Russian authorities as it prepared to leave for Turkey. His passport was reportedly seized, and the aircraft barred from departing.

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[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 69 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

The USA elite should take notice. It'll happen to them too. Trump will ruin them if things get between himself and them.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 24 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

It’s all ready happening between him and Musk unless that’s all kayfabe

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I'm really excited for Zuckerfuck to get Trump'd. Unlike Musk, he'll do it in the most pathetic way... Raging like a little nerd by writing private temper tantrum emails and everyone in his circle comforts him because he pays them 7-figures.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 12 hours ago

Tbf, musk’s way is also pretty pathetic.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Neither of them has the chops to pull off such an act. They're genuinely horrible idiots.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 hours ago

You mean covfefe?

[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 13 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Trump Admin using national security as a pre-tense to take control over X/Twitter away from Musk, and effectively killing it in favour of Truth Social

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

If Trump takes Facebook from Zuck i will lmfao and simultaneously weep for humanity.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml -2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

it's so much better when you take from the rich, rather than taking from the poor like we do in the united states.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

putin is a trillionaire just reclaiming his ill gotten gains from his oligarchs.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 31 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

They take from the poor in Russia too though. The rich aren’t the ones being fed into the meat grinder in Ukraine.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 8 hours ago

specifically the poors of ethnic russians, not the white ones from moscow and st petersberg.