Bill Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, formerly Russia's largest foreign investor, and a once supporter of President Putin, describes the dynamics between power and wealth in Russia, claiming that during "the first eight or 10 years of Putin's reign over Russia, it was about stealing as much money as he could."
Russia's War Against Ukraine
CNN: Putin’s net worth is $200 billion says Russia’s once largest foreigner investor (VIDEO)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin reacts as he speaks to the media after a summit aimed at ending 10 months of fighting in Ukraine in Minsk on Feb. 12, 2015.