Der russische Ölgigant Rosneft beschäftigt „Dutzende“ von Escorts, Navalny -Sonde findet

In a recent investigation by Navalny’s team, a troubling revelation has come to light about Russia’s state-owned oil giant, Rosneft. According to the report, the company has employed dozens of high-end escorts to keep the company’s executives happy and, more notably, to serve as a tool for influence within Russian political circles. These escorts were allegedly arranged to maintain ties with key political players, including the very individuals who hold power over the country’s vast oil resources.

While Russia’s political landscape has long been rife with corruption and cronyism, this exposé underscores a new level of absurdity. Rosneft, a massive state-controlled entity, is now openly using what are essentially courtesans to keep its leaders’ appetites well-fed—not just for luxury, but for control. The astonishing part isn’t the presence of this practice; it’s the brazenness with which it’s carried out.

In the context of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where state and private interests are often indistinguishable, this new revelation simply continues the pattern of oligarchic excess and indulgence. And yet, for all of the scandalous details of luxury and vice, there’s a curious lack of real accountability. The Russian people, left in the wake of economic collapse and oligarchic plunder, see yet another example of a system that doesn’t just steal from them—it flaunts it.

Rosneft’s extravagant operations reflect a broader truth about Russia: the rot is so entrenched that it now seems almost institutionalized. What was once whispered about in the shadows now plays out in the open. And in this world, no excess is too much, no vice too brazen—so long as it serves the larger project of keeping power firmly in the hands of the few

So when someone crosses the line, they always have that uncomfortable recording to manipulate.