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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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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. and European Union are cracking down on sanctions against Russian billionaires by taking control of their mega yachts and other valuable assets, including villas and private jets, parked in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Bannon described the high-profile tech leaders who've embraced Trump as "supplicants" during an interview on ABC's "This Week." ...