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We're not in the timeline to doubt anything, but Putin strikes me, a Russian living in Russia and closely following the politics at least of my own country, especially from the not-so-safe side, as someone who would not choose someone he can't control and have in his grasp to run anything like this.
Not to mention his paranoia, ego mania and the alleged financial skills that, again, allegedly let him win a lot of trust among the people de-facto making big decisions in Russia before he wriggled into presidency.
I don't doubt that Putin had dedicated financial managers at some point, it's just hard to belive it could've been anyone like Epstein, i.e. someone outside Russia or even Moscow where Putin could blackmail and hurt them or at least first treaten them into obedience, even with the eventual murder somewhere outside Russia (Litvinenko poisioning).
Not that nothing unexpected and hard-to-believe hasn't been surfacing for a while already, though.
Did Russian money pass through Epstein? Assuredly.
Was he THE man who managed Putin's vast fortune through Russia and the rest of the world? Assuredly not.
People magazine, you keep shooting your shots... maybe one day you'll knock it out of the park.
Would be very convenient if he was. Just completely change the narrative surrounding who the national news should be talking about for the next month
nah they used trump, swiss banks, deustche bank, no need to get thier hands dirty on some easily inept"financier".
I think it’s a pretty safe bet that Putin has tried to keep as many of his eggs in different baskets as possible. Having Epstein manage a bit of his money would be pretty low risk if he’s got most of it in other ventures.
For all the many public failures Putin has had over the past few years, he’s proved himself frustratingly resilient. He’s like some kind of nuclear powered cockroach.
If Putin is no longer the leader of Russia, then having wealth outside of Russia is very useful. That can be because he had to flee or for his family. Obviously it has to be hidden, so the assets are not seized by other countries due to sanctions against Russia. So it has to have a financial manager, so sign necessary paperwork at least. Epstein can be easily blackmailed, making him easy to control. However he is certainly not the only one. Putin has the wealth of Russia, so stacking away some millions is pretty easy.
his daughters are well outside of russia, in case shit hits the fan, and they are likely holding onto some of putins fortune.