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Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by mcfedr »

parthdesai wrote: post #80
s_dev wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From an article on Sky News: >It is not clear if his reference to "all victims" means just Ukrainians, or Russians as well. I don't want to be cynical but this could be donated to "victims" in Russia. The Aggressor. Also the elephant in the room is why does he have 30 days to sell assets before sanctions. It should be frozen immediately.

A common person in Russia isn't the aggressor. That's like blaming entire western population for the shit their government does. Russian ruble has tanked significantly, which means things in Russia are gonna cost way more for an average person.

Who else to blame? The Russian people allows this man to be their leader

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Post by originalvichy »

screye wrote: post #62
dljsjr wrote: post #3

For those of us that don't follow Premier League Football, what's the context here?

Chelsea means a lot more to Abramovich than just a toy. He is one of the few owners who attended most games and refused every approach to sell, despite the UK govt.'s best efforts to obstruct. He took the team from a bunch of nobodies to the most successful Premier League team over the last 20 years. He also invested a lot into future sustenance, leading to arguably the best academy in English football. He has always…

In a league in which most billionaire owners use teams as cash cows or long term investments he was different. A classic case of being the best of the worst.

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by moralestapia »

jacquesm wrote: post #118
benjaminwootton wrote: post #60

The guy is giving away £3 billion+ to charity and writing off a £1.5 billion loan, and yet the whole thread is looking for holes in the short statement. Nice gesture I say as he didn’t start the war.

Well, he's got 7 billion and change left so I don't think he's going to be crying all that much about it.

Half your net-worth is quite a significant chunk.

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by [deleted] »

lamontcg wrote: post #120
nindalf wrote: post #43

Context for people unfamiliar with football/soccer: Roman Abramovich is a Russian oligarch who grew rich in the 90s by buying state owned companies at rigged auctions. He was close to the previous President Yeltsin and allegedly recommended that Yeltsin appoint Putin as his successor. His relations with Putin have remained cordial with Putin unlike some other oligarchs like Mikhail Khordokovsky, who crossed Putin and…

He's also throwing Putin under the bus, and it looks like he's positioning himself to be a "good" Russian after this is all over. That is both very self-serving and a huge vote of no confidence in Putin.

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Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by 28304283409234 »

moralestapia wrote: post #123
jacquesm wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, he's got 7 billion and change left so I don't think he's going to be crying all that much about it.

Half your net-worth is quite a significant chunk.

Please. Half of infinity is still infinity.

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by moralestapia »

28304283409234 wrote: post #125
moralestapia wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Half your net-worth is quite a significant chunk.

Please. Half of infinity is still infinity.

GP's argument assumes

>he's got 7 billion and change left

So, I don't get you point, honestly.

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by wrboyce »

moralestapia wrote: post #126
28304283409234 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please. Half of infinity is still infinity.

GP's argument assumes >he's got 7 billion and change left So, I don't get you point, honestly.

That Roman’s wealth is (still) effectively infinite, I thought OP’s point was very clear.

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by thevagrant »

humanistbot wrote: post #35
giarc wrote: post #4

>Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. That's quite the statement coming from one of Russia's biggest oligarch.

"net proceeds" being the key phrase. This doesn't sound like he's donating all the money from the sale. It sounds like if he sells it for more than he originally paid for it, that extra will be donated.

That's right. I would remain skeptical of anyone with ill-gotten gains who promises future generosity.

.. I'm gonna pay you guys back, let me just sell this stuff and skip town for a holiday while I work this out..

Re: Statement from Roman Abramovich

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Post by 28304283409234 »

moralestapia wrote: post #126
28304283409234 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please. Half of infinity is still infinity.

GP's argument assumes >he's got 7 billion and change left So, I don't get you point, honestly.

Humans only need a couple of million to live happily ever after. Anything more than that is....well...."infinite".

He's got 7 billion left. That tells me he did not in any way shape or form bleed. He suffered nothing. Hence, no sacrifice was made. He still can live prosperously until forever.

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Post by sangnoir »

randomsearch wrote: post #108
jareklupinski wrote: post #63

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he seems to be banking on the new leader of the "Polish Eastern Territories" granting amnesty to oligarchs for their help in securing the Siberian Fronts

He’s gambling on Putin losing. Which seems an outside bet, but then he probably has information we don’t.

Oh he's Putin's friend or otherwise "owed", and his words will not be found offensive, but only because it's him.
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