That’s possible – Russia could default on payments to veterans – but if it does so, there are going to be domestic political risks that the Kremlin is going to have to deal with.
My guess is that if Russia is going to burn someone, the survivors of veterans won’t be at the top of the list.
Also problematic if the Kremlin intends to fight any other wars in the near future – if they don’t honor promises made now, it’s going to make it harder to get people onboard in the next conflict.
Spoken like someone from a state of law. That’s not what reality in Russia looks like. If the mafia doesn’t pay you, you don’t cause trouble for the mafia.
What the war criminal announces and what his mafia actually does are two very different things.
Meaning many relatives just don’t get paid.
That’s possible – Russia could default on payments to veterans – but if it does so, there are going to be domestic political risks that the Kremlin is going to have to deal with.
My guess is that if Russia is going to burn someone, the survivors of veterans won’t be at the top of the list.
Also problematic if the Kremlin intends to fight any other wars in the near future – if they don’t honor promises made now, it’s going to make it harder to get people onboard in the next conflict.
Spoken like someone from a state of law. That’s not what reality in Russia looks like. If the mafia doesn’t pay you, you don’t cause trouble for the mafia.