Dozens of Russian oligarchs have been sanctioned by the West since Russia invaded Ukraine. They've since seen their luxury yachts detained, private jets impounded, and property seized. Here's an ...

During the full-scale war against Ukraine, the number of billionaires in Russia increased, but they lost political influence.

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Ukraine’s oligarchs, once the nation’s power brokers, have seen their influence wane dramatically over the past decade. Amid the ongoing war and internal reforms, the oligarchs who once shaped Ukraine ...

Aristotle's work Politics references oligarchs, the wealthy few who govern. Today, oligarchs are the wealthy and politically powerful. They differ from tycoons, who seek greater affluence, and many ...

Best-selling author Ben Mezrich: "I'm wondering if we're in the time of the end of the oligarchs." The history leading to the creation of Russia's billionaire class. Potential ways the oligarchs could ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was first published by The Conversation. U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders are setting their sights on ...

Yachts owned by Russian billionaires are on the move as the U.S. and its allies seek to hunt down the assets of Russia's wealthiest in direct response to the invasion of Ukraine. The wealthiest ...

WASHINGTON — As Russia's military assault on Ukraine continues, several Western governments have begun to punish the country's wealthiest people, the oligarchs who’ve made billions of dollars doing ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders are setting their sights on Russia’s oligarchs as they seek new ways to punish Vladimir Putin – and those who have enabled him and profited from his ...

In response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the DOJ plans to seize assets. A top Justice Department official has a stern warning for Russian oligarchs who attempt to evade U.S. sanctions: Nobody ...

Putin uses Russian business figures to influence Western politics, Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells the Financial Times, and they have no influence on him.