Russia's Money Talks

Russia faces a raft of sanctions amid global disgust at the invasion of Ukraine. We discuss nations severing ties with Vladimir Putin’s regime, and what long term ramifications there might be. Plus, as oligarchs hit the headlines, we discuss Russian money in Britain. Financial Times correspondent Polina Ivanova, King’s Russia Institute director Samuel Greene, and Butler to the World author Oliver Bullough join Bronwen Maddox to unpack these issues. 

“These are speeches and addresses [from Putin] that are meant to make Russian’s angry.” — Samuel Greene 

“As long as they’re his [Putin’s] friends, he doesn’t really see them as oligarchs.” — Oliver Bullough

“This is about punishment and about changing the power structure in Russia.” — Samuel Greene 

“Russian oligarchs don’t really trust the Russian legal system any more than anyone else does.” — Oliver Bullough

Presented by Bronwen Maddox with . Audio production by Jade Bailey. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG. 

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