Two oligarchs have spoken publicly agasint the war

[relayerbob]

This is not a good sign for Putin. Guaranteed a lot more are talking privately

Per Kyiv Independent:

"In his Telegram channel, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska wrote that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine must begin “as soon as possible!” Prior, Lviv-born Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman called Russia’s war “a tragedy.”

Putin's days are numbered and he knows it. His increasingly desparate actions will only result in a quicker realization by the people in Russia, especially the ones with money and guns, that he has to go. Sooner, rather than later

[PortTack]

1. Nailed it!!

[Ocelot II]

2. The oligarchs are concerned that their money will be tied up or seized if Putin doesn't back off.

[relayerbob]

4. And they should be

If they want to get back into the good graces of the world, they'll need to take out Putin, withdraw from Ukraine, hand over basically all of what's left of Putin's fortune in reparations and probably do a major data dump on Putin's activities to undermine the West. Guaranteed that at least some in Russia's inner circle know this.

[dalton99a]

5. +1

[oswaldactedalone]

3. Hoping the Ruskies

will wise up and go all Mussolini on Putin.

[dalton99a]

6. The oligarchs are responsible for Putin's rise to power

and profited immensely during Putin's 22 years in power

[relayerbob]

7. And therefore, will be the ones who will toss his ass to the curb

They don't give a shit about him now. He's served his purpose.

[Wingus Dingus]

8. But I don't know if they are true believers in Russia the way Putin is.

They're true believers in money, mostly. I think our billionaires are kind of the same way.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. This is what i've been saying all along,

if the Russian military doesn't take Putin out, the Oligarchs will, and I think we're seeing the beginning of the end for Putin and good fucking riddance.

[relayerbob]

10. 100% agreed

The real question is, how many days from now?

[Tadpole Raisin]

11. Part of me thinks

This is good and risky.

The other part thinks OK, what’s the catch? You aren’t doing this because it is the right thing to do.

Here’s hoping this represents tea leaf reading that says Putin is losing this war on so many fronts that jumping ship is better than risking Purim’s wrath.

[relayerbob]

12. Oh, it's all about saving their own asses and fortunes

Either way, as long as Putin is removed, I don't care about their motives at this time.

[MOMFUDSKI]

13. Could this be the first step toward

the ET TU BRUTUS conclusion? HA