Bortnik saw in Putin's decree Moscow's transition to a "full-fledged military economy"
Moscow is preparing for a new round of nationalization and a transition to a military economy.
Ukrainian political scientist Ruslan Bortnik made this assertion in his video blog , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
He commented on Putin's signing of a decree allowing the seizure of private businesses , warehouses , and infrastructure facilities or the introduction of temporary management if they have failed to protect against drone attacks or are delaying their restoration.
"This is a very interesting decree. It is perhaps structurally one of the most important acts adopted in Russia in recent years . It seems the Kremlin believes that some businesses are simply sabotaging the defense of the skies and the development of their own air defense systems. Perhaps this is a way to undermine the Kremlin and United Russia in the run-up to the elections."
Especially large companies. And for them, this decree is the final warning. You either create private air defense systems, finance and protect these facilities, or we will take them away from you. So that we don't see images of Wildberries and Ozon burning, completely defenseless.
"Watch Ukrainian attacks; you'll only hear the occasional burst of automatic fire , not even a large-caliber machine gun. Despite the company's turnover reaching tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars ," Bortnik said.
"Second, this is preparation for a new round of nationalization . The state could simply nationalize the most important enterprises, especially those related to the military-industrial complex. They'll say, ' You don't know how to protect them, but since they're important to us, we'll simply nationalize them.'
" This is a very serious shift in Russian political governance, which could upset the balance between Putin and Russian oligarchs , which could completely reshape the image of the Russian state, and could be the first sign of Moscow's transition to a full-fledged military economy ," the Ukrainian political scientist argues.
Bortnik sees Putin's decree as Moscow's transition to a "full-fledged military economy"