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user-inactivated  ·  2915 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 2.6TB (1500 x Wikileaks) Of Data On Offshore Asset Obfuscation Examined By The ICIJ

I have that impression from the inside, as well. I've never heard of the protests on the street that people've been holding after Putin was "elected" for the third time (legally, but trickily still) - and yet, apparently, they happened amass. That's one of the things I have only learned from international documentaries about Russia.

As much as I'd love to see the national revolt (people showing their strength to the oppressive government that's been holding them hostage for 25 years now - this would be an epic showcase of character, whatever form it would take), a more reasonable expectation would be that of international pressure affecting internal politics or the president directly. I'm eager to learn what happens afterwards. For now...

I did a quick newsscout around Russian agencies. It seems like the news are being silenced on the issue, with the focus of attention being on Petro Poroshenko (since he's the Ukrainian president, and apparently, Russia wants the whole of the Ukraine now) and, oddly, the Icelandic whoever the politician is.

When it does come up, it's most often Dmitry Peskov, press-secretary of the Kremlin, immaturely brushing the happenings off as "trying to destabilize situation in Russia" (look who has their eyes closed on the dozens of other people affected pretty seriously) and "having been expecting a better journalist investigation" (the results of which have apparently served the same purpose: to throw a shadow on Madder Russha). What a fucking shame.