The Kremlin is far more byzantine and like the chinese communist party, far more a group of powerful families. Ukrainian power is outside of the government in the 40+ oligarchs (Gangsters), and they have more money than the state (and more men and guns).
Source date (UTC): 2019-10-01 20:35:11 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1179132674121830401
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@karlbykarlsmith I don’t think any American who hasn’t lived in Kiev and talked with these people has the vaguest ideal how good the legislature and law is, but who owns the various judiciaries, and how corrupt the bureaucracy is, not because these are bad people, but because everyone is so poor.
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@karlbykarlsmith I don’t think any American who hasn’t lived in Kiev and talked with these people has the vaguest ideal how good the legislature and law is, but who owns the various judiciaries, and how corrupt the bureaucracy is, not because these are bad people, but because everyone is so poor.
Original post: https://x.com/i/web/status/1179132230632972288
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