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The West Sanctioned Russia's Billionaires. Now They Are Fighting Back
09 August 2023
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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John Smith spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the
strategy to sanction Russian businessmen in the wake of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to John, the aim of mass sanctioning was "to
start to peel away the support [for Putin] because oligarchs have
an outsize political and economic influence."
He added: "We are not at that tipping point yet. But it
doesn't mean that we won't get to that tipping
point."
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