Russian oligarchs under more scrutiny as Ukraine war drags on

Published March 31, 2022 at 1:20 PM EDT

Georgetown University Russia expert Angela Stent joins Here & Now’s Scott Tong to discuss the power that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military oligarchs have, and moves by other Russian oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich to take a stand on the war in Ukraine.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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