The way it works is, Russian oligarchs give kickbacks to Putin for the money that allows them to live luxurious lives all over the world. Making it impossible for them to do so in one of their favored locations will pressure Putin:
Looks like the UK National Crime Agency is going to start targeting Putin cronies with Unexplained Wealth Orders to confiscate their UK assets. If true, this will be a powerful step https://t.co/h4NoMXajln
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) June 3, 2018
Gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano received a piece of everybody’s action.
In exchange Lucky gave them protection. From the police, the politicians, interlopers and from each other.
Attacking the oligarchs in Russia will inevitably lead to an attack on the oligarchs in the United States by Putin and his supporters.
Which is why Trump refuses to go after Putin. Trump wants a Tower in Moscow once he’s been run out of office.