Oligarchs

The five men are accused of having close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, or the Russian government.

The U.S. government, and democracies around the world, must act now to fill the cracks in our financial infrastructures, and prevent the fault lines between democracy and kleptocracy from hardening into greater conflict.

"We are coming for your ill-begotten gains," President Joe Biden told oligarchs during his State of the Union address.

Another oligarch called for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv to commence "as fast as possible."

"The only pressure that Putin would respond to," Clinton said, would be tougher sanctions against the oligarchs with close ties to Vladimir Putin.

The Left is correct to bewail the sordid and fallen state of "our democracy." It just has no idea why.

The Bidens will spend the holiday in Nantucket at the home of Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, who has an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion.

Reclaiming democracy requires ending big money in politics, stopping corporate welfare, busting up monopolies and stopping voter suppression. It is the bedrock for everything else America must do.

The scandal that brought down Austria's vice chancellor shows the danger of "oligarchization."

Vladimir Putin is looking for ideas to jump-start the economy and increase spending, but one rumored plan is already costing oligarchs billions.

Although Russia's elite may be holding onto their wealth despite U.S.-led efforts to target the economy, the working class and poorer communities may not be faring so well.

The oligarch was worth around $13 billion, but the Russian government was giving him money.

The aircraft are Gulfstream executive planes.

Forbes 2018 Rich List for Russia shows the wealthy elite nearly as rich as before Crimea sanctions.

Farked Akhmedov bought the vessel off Roman Abramovich.

Some important names are on this list.

A new poll shows an increase in popularity across the board for state security careers, but it may not all be down to the job itself.

The U.S. Treasury Department will soon start looking for more of the Kremlin's breadcrumbs abroad. Will they lead to Trump?

A dark cloud of illegitimacy hangs over his pending presidency.

Yes, politicians of all stripes do give access to donors. But the Clintons gave access to foreign donors. Big difference.

Forbes Russia ranked the country's wealthiest "clans" and familiar faces appeared.

The rich, state officials and MPs are perceived as most likely to avoid legal punishment.

The president's rumoured son-in-law has entered the list for the first time.

According to some estimates the bridge could be the most expensive one ever built by Russia.

Some of the 'original' oligarchs have found that being out of favor with the Kremlin is not necessarily a bad thing

European foreign minister met to decide on sanctions against Russia over its interference in eastern Ukraine