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In Reply to: I would say yes posted by Victor Khomenko on February 26, 2022 at 18:21:31:
"Being a member of the Duma or Senate is a pretty cushy number - you are well-paid, you can make an occasional speech if you wish, but you are basically there to vote for the Kremlin's decisions, and, above all, you can extort as many bribes as you can cope with .../... These are the people to target - because when several thousand of the people Putin actually depends on begin to feel the consequences of his policies in their personal lives, there will be a groundswell of discontent.
Most of these people love to travel to Europe and the US. They educate their children here. They own properties here. The members of the Russian elite, their families and children, love to swan around on yachts, ski slopes and fine hotels in the west, posting pictures of themselves on Instagram. If they are denied visas to travel to the west - if they are effectively imprisoned in Russia - it will not take long for the discontent to permeate the entire political class. The message to them will be clear: if you want to enjoy your western lifestyles, you need a new leader who respects western values; until then, you're banned...
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