Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 972 - 886 Another Incident

Chapter 972: Chapter 886 Another Incident

Kasianov’s matter not only failed to subside in the following days, but instead escalated into a fervor.

During an exclusive interview with journalists, Kasianov made a statement that sparked considerable controversy.

He said, "Russia is on the wrong path!"

As for why he said that, he also had an explanation.

"Although the economy seemed to develop not too badly during my years in office, and the country’s finance became healthier, with international debt issues being resolved, it looks like everything is getting better.

But actually, I think the real situation is not as optimistic as everyone sees it.

Based on the data, it can be analyzed that the country’s finance revenue has become more dependent on the energy industry!

Just the tax revenue from the energy industry alone accounted for nearly forty percent of the country’s total finance revenue last year!

This is a terrifying proportion.

Because it also means that once international energy prices fall, our country’s finance revenue will sharply decrease, and that will bring a series of problems.

And the new pillar industries of the country have not been effectively established..."

If it were just about the economy, then it wouldn’t cause too much debate, after all, it is something everyone knows.

But the problem is, he talked about issues with the national system, and that controversy is significant.

Kasianov said, "The reason our country has become like this now is because there is no real separation of powers, no independent judicial system, no media freedom, and even less protection of private property!

In the past, the Duma was just a decoration and did not play the role it should have.

Of course, in the recent period, the Duma has started to improve and is slowly doing the things it should.

On this point, I think Deputy Speaker Mikhail has played a significant role.

In the upper echelons of the Russian political arena, Mikhail is the only politician I truly admire, without exception!

Since he became Deputy Speaker, he has been pushing policies that are truly beneficial for the country and the people, and he also started to slowly cultivate some pillar industries outside of the energy industry. It’s a pity I am no longer in a government position now, otherwise, I would have had great cooperation with him..."

After this interview was broadcast, it caused quite a stir in the Moscow political arena.

Some people said that Kasianov was talking nonsense, venting his personal frustration because he had been dismissed from his position.

Others, however, strongly agreed with his words, considering him to be a sober-minded politician, suggesting that his dismissal was only due to disagreements with Kremlin policies, that he was suppressed and retaliated against...

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Wang Ye watched this interview as soon as it was broadcast.

After watching it, he was speechless.

How to put it, Wang Ye could understand Kasianov’s feelings.

After all, he had been a dedicated and outstanding Premiere for four years.

Yet, he was dismissed by a Kremlin document, and it was natural for him to feel imbalanced psychologically and understandable for him to express complaints.

But the problem is, you can’t say these things on television!

By doing this, isn’t it clear to everyone that your conflict with the Kremlin is irreconcilable?

The Kremlin has been left embarrassed and in an awkward situation because of him.

Especially since, if you want to "blast" the Kremlin, go ahead, and Wang Ye wouldn’t say anything.

Just don’t drag me into it...

He even called himself the only "politician" he truly admired...

This hat is too big, Wang Ye is a little afraid to accept it!

But the program has been broadcast, and the impact has already been made, Wang Ye didn’t have a better solution.

All he could do was watch and wait. After all, even if Kasianov hadn’t praised him, many people must have been displeased with him already.

Having reached this position, one could say that only the mediocre are never envied!

He had already formed his own faction and no longer needed to please anyone to survive.

The people who are envious or even hateful of him, they are all the relationship-based factions; even if they don’t cause trouble for him, he would "deal with" them given the chance.

And those factions or forces that cooperate with him or depend on his support would certainly not be swayed by this interview.

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"Nova, please invite Deputy Speaker Rilinov to my office...never mind, I’ll go to him instead," said Wang Ye, changing his mind midway through his sentence.

In terms of actual power, influence, and status, there would be no problem for Wang Ye to ask Rilinov to come to his office.

But he changed his mind, intending to visit Rilinov’s office instead.

Although it was just a small detail, Wang Ye thought it was necessary.

Because Rilinov could be said to be his "old leader," who had taken good care of him in the past. Even though his status is below Wang Ye’s now, Wang Ye still wanted to show him the proper respect and not treat him as an ordinary subordinate.

Sure enough, when Wang Ye arrived at Rilinov’s office, Rilinov was very happy.

The old man came up to greet him with a big smile, saying cheerfully, "Misha, why did you come? If you had anything, a phone call would have been enough."

Wang Ye responded with a smile, "Nothing urgent, I just realized it’s been a while since I’ve visited your office, so I came to see you."

Once the two sat down, they chatted casually for a while, and the topic gradually turned to the recent buzz about the "Kasianov incident."