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Abrahamovic is the majority shareholder in the steel manufacturer used by Russia to makes the tanks that are in the Ukraine. I'm sure he is profiting a lot more than he is losing out of this but he does have good pr.
 

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Abrahamovic is the majority shareholder in the steel manufacturer used by Russia to makes the tanks that are in the Ukraine. I'm sure he is profiting a lot more than he is losing out of this but he does have good pr.
Your narrative is crumbling. Roman is all class and an all round nice guy. Stop drinking the Haterade.
 
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Why would anyone take the word of a shady corrupt piece of sh*t as being truthful?
So all the people demanding that Roman condemn the attacks on Ukraine were just going to say it was insincere or PR anyway? Lol this is amazing
 
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He didn't say which victims.

He might consider any Russian soldier or pro-Russian citizen and their families the victims.

Russia's run a long propaganda / disinformation campaign about "attacks" on Russian speakers purely aimed at areas where they can control the narrative. RA may be talking about these so called "victims" of war with his statement.

To put this to bed completely you would expect RA to say he is shocked and appalled at the illegal invasion of Ukraine and that Putin should cease all military action immediately. And any donations from RA go directly to Ukraine in rebuilding efforts after the war finishes.


There is a problem for him with such a statement. It would literally put him and his families lives at risk. And as long as Putin is in charge he would never be able to return to Russia.
 
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The way Roman ran us it was never about making money, I guess he won it all in the end so he'd be happy with that.

But we'll be dropping back a few notches now, it was fun while it lasted. What a ride.

Football clubs are never big money makers. And there's no reason why you can't continue the same level of success with the right management in place. An oligarch / oil money makes it easier to achieve success but isn't the only way to do it.
 
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Russia's run a long propaganda / disinformation campaign about "attacks" on Russian speakers purely aimed at areas where they can control the narrative. RA may be talking about these so called "victims" of war with his statement.

To put this to bed completely you would expect RA to say he is shocked and appalled at the illegal invasion of Ukraine and that Putin should cease all military action immediately. And any donations from RA go directly to Ukraine in rebuilding efforts after the war finishes.


There is a problem for him with such a statement. It would literally put him and his families lives at risk. And as long as Putin is in charge he would never be able to return to Russia.

His daughter has spoken out against Putin. If she can do it it would be easy enough for RA to come out and say it.
 

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Given he made his billions by being one of Putin's lap dogs of course anything he says or does is meaningless lip service.

What part of that don't you get?
Why people would demand he makes a statement when they’re just going to s**t can it regardless.
 
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Why people would demand he makes a statement when they’re just going to sh*t can it regardless.

Because if he came out and said Putin is psychopath and this war needs to cease then people might take more notice.

Instead he's said zero to condone the invasion.

All he's indicated is when the war is over he'll throw a few roubles Ukraine's way to fix all the destruction his mate caused
 
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Which one is it? Will people take notice of him or not?

It's pretty ******* obvious it's the intent of his statements that make the difference between his responses and how people view him.

One path, an easy and obvious path says he condones the invasion.

The other says he supports the invasion by his non-condemnation of Putin's actions.
 

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It's pretty ******* obvious it's the intent of his statements that make the difference between his responses and how people view him.

One path, an easy and obvious path says he condones the invasion.

The other says he supports the invasion by his non-condemnation of Putin's actions.
You literally just said no one will believe him if he condemns Ukraine. Now you’re saying people will. Get back to me when you’ve made up your mind.

In the mean time stop watching Isaac Butterfield stand ups. They’re warping your brain.
 
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