CNN Erin Burnett OutFront February 23, 2022 00:55:00
Edward fishman was formerly with the u.s. state department. >> these individuals have kind of a tacit agreement with the state. they support putin politically, as a result, they're allowed to benefit from kleptocratic practices. >> some were hit with sanctions when crimea fell in 2014. >> analysts believe that did slow russia's roll into ukraine. and this time, many say the economic consequences for putin should be steep. and for the oligarchs, their wives and mistresses, and their assets that they shelter abroad. >> they're not going to turn a russian billionaire into a pauper, but what they ...