Can economic sanctions weaken Russian oligarchs’ loyalty to Putin?

France has proceeded, under the implementation of European sanctions against Russia, to the seizure of a yacht linked to the Russian oligarch Igor Sechin, boss of the oil giant Rosneft. The almost 86-meter luxury yacht was in a shipyard in La Ciotat, in the south of France, March 4, 2022.

France has proceeded, under the implementation of European sanctions against Russia, to the seizure of a yacht linked to the Russian oligarch Igor Sechin, boss of the oil giant Rosneft. The almost 86-meter luxury yacht was in a shipyard in La Ciotat, in the south of France, March 4, 2022. Photo by Florian Escoffier/ABACAPRESS.COM.

Russia is famous for its billionaires who squirrel away their money through luxury yachts and real estate in Western cities. How could U.S. and European sanctions affect them and Vladimir Putin?

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Robin Estrin