'The Russian government operates for the disproportionate benefit of oligarchs and government elites. The Russian government engages in a range of malign activity around the globe, including continuing to occupy Crimea and instigate violence in eastern Ukraine, supplying the Assad regime with material and weaponry as they bomb their own civilians, attempting to subvert Western democracies, and malicious cyber activities. Russian oligarchs and elites who profit from this corrupt system will no longer be insulated from the consequences of their government’s destabilizing activities.'
- Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin,
Treasury Designates Russian Oligarchs, Officials, and Entities in Response to Worldwide Malign Activity, April 6, 2018
ContextRussians disagree overwhelmingly with the Kremlin: oligarchs still exist, April 12, 2018
'..leaders truly interested in curbing Russia's potential for future aggression should take notice..''[Navalny] .. moving against the country’s politicians and business leaders with assets in the UK.''..Zero tolerance for Russian intrusions..' - '..need to “dismantle” spying networks and prevent other illegal activities by Russia..'