Vladimir Putin has decorated Valery Boyarinev, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), with the rank of colonel general. The accolade comes just days after opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in prison.
Vladimir Putin has decorated Valery Boyarinev, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), with the rank of colonel general. The accolade comes just days after opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in prison.
He can’t take a chance that someone would miss the message. It’s the same mobster tactics Trump uses. Rewards folks who, on their own initiative, do things you like. Punish those who don’t. Make it clear that your personal success depends on which side your bread is buttered.
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They’re not much for subtlety over there huh?
He can’t take a chance that someone would miss the message. It’s the same mobster tactics Trump uses. Rewards folks who, on their own initiative, do things you like. Punish those who don’t. Make it clear that your personal success depends on which side your bread is buttered.
Hmm. Reminds me of quasi dictators in India. I guess it’s a universal MO.