Few topics rattle the Kremlin quite as much as Western sanctions targeting its officials and oligarchs. For all its nationalistic posturing, the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin — as corrupt as it is authoritarian — depends on maintaining access to Western countries, banks, and financial markets for its key cronies.
Alexei Navalny
OP-ED
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Washington is still shying away from punishing Putin’s closest cronies
Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists' questions about his article titled "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" in Saint Petersburg on July 13, 2021.
