{"id":37808,"date":"2019-08-10T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T23:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=37808"},"modified":"2019-08-16T19:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T02:00:03","slug":"just-saying-the-former-kgb-gangster-and-the-frail-russian-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=37808","title":{"rendered":"JUST SAYING: The Former KGB Gangster and the Frail Russian Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JUST SAYING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BY RAUL HERNANDEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTEBOOKVENTURA@GMAIL.COM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington Post’s Christian Caryl\u2019s op-ed about (below) an under-reported story, the frail Russian economy and why Putin and his gangsters are worried is an excellent piece.<\/span>
\nEconomic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin warned last month that the country could be heading for a recession if things don\u2019t change, according to Caryl\u2019s op-ed.<\/span>
\nNo doubt that there is trouble in the Workers\u2019 Paradise, and this is making Putin jittery.<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The former KGB gangster always believed that he could give Russians a taste of capitalism, and they won\u2019t notice or be concerned about the murders of journalists and others who oppose Putin or the further erosion of bare-bones human rights in Russia.
\nHowever, a weak Russian economy hampers Putin\u2019s ability to create problems around the world and to spread the despot gospel and enslave others in other countries.
\nThe Russian military is crippled by a weak economy, paying for jet fuel and tanks cost money.
\nRecently, Deutsch Bank turned over documents to authorities linked to the Trump investigation that include bank records of Russian billionaires including Putin, who have been stealing billions from the Russian treasury to enrich themselves.
\nThese financial records should be made available throughout the world so the Russian people and others know who is robbing them blind and how.
\n\"\"<\/a>The recent and harsh crackdown of Russian protesters in the streets of Moscow isn\u2019t going unnoticed by Putin who is accustomed to killing his enemies one at a time.
\nDespots and dictators get nervous when they see hundreds of thousands of people on the streets.
\nHong Kong economy could collapse if the protests there lead to more violence and deaths.
\nThose protests began because China wanted to enact a policy to extradite perceived Hong Kong troublemakers, journalists and community activists to China\u2019s \u201cjustice\u201d system or other countries like North Korea, which would be a death sentence.
\nIf massacres of Russian protesters occur, this will sink the economy to the point that hundreds of thousands of hungry, desperate and angry people will return to the streets.
\nThe key takeaway in Mr. Carly\u2019s op-ed is this: \u201cThe Financial Times notes that the real incomes of Russians have been steadily falling over the past six years, and are now 10 percent lower than they were in 2013 \u2014 the year before Putin annexed Crimea and went to war with Ukraine. Even if the economy grows a bit this year, many of Putin\u2019s compatriots, who live in one of the most unequal societies in the world, won\u2019t feel much benefit.\u201d
\nThe United States Congress should use very strong sanctions against the Russians if Putin and his thugs meddle in the 2020 elections.
\nPutin would tread lightly before helping his pal Trump win another election.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM|<\/span>BY\u00a0CHRISTIAN CARYL<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Opinion | On his 20th anniversary in power, Vladimir Putin looks weaker than ever<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Why Russia’s leader is no strongman.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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