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President Biden had a successful trip to NATO countries meeting with other world leaders, American soldiers stationed west of Ukraine, humanitarian workers and refugees.

It ended with a signature, powerful, speech and he said what so many have thought... if not spoken out aloud  saying...President Putin was a butcher the way he has slaughtered and injured so many innocent Ukranian people and he "cannot remain in power". It was called a seismic statement. 

Of course the decision has to be one the Russian people themselves make, the White House quickly added, but do they have a free choice that is the question? Many would would say not...

It's just what so many want and have said privately but were too afraid to actually say out loud.

I have lost count the number of people that have said to me similar things..but much more bluntly. You can only guess...I wouldn't like to repeat them here as I would most likely be banned.

While talking of President Putin he famously said "Anyone who likes anything western is a national traitor."

Then two days later appeared at his large pro war rally recently wearing an Italian Loro Piana coat valued at  $US13,000 ! Thirty times Russia's average monthly wage.

Maybe not the best to look like "one of the people"...coupled with a roll neck jumper also from an  Italian designer Kiton worn along with other expensive designer clothes.

Speaking of "things money"..There is a mystery super yacht named Scheherazade "believed" to be Vladimir Putin's pleasure boat which, at the moment, is docked in Tuscany.

The 140 metre craft is worth an estimated $700US million.

As many super yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have already been seized in Europe since the invasion of Ukraine the seizure of "Scheherazade" would be spectacular if it's provenance were traced to the Russian president. The super yacht features two helipads, a swimming pool that can be turned into a ballroom, a movie theatre, marble, gold and more luxury features than can be mentioned here. 

It's captain is British, but the crew are Russian and include several members of Russia's federal protective service, which is charged with Putin's security. Hence the obvious speculation of ownership. The crew was exclusively made up of Russian personnel but then suddenly all the crew were changed with a British crew when this made known. The reasons have still not been made clear.

Interesting times and we await more news any day on that subject...