The Magnitsky Act strategy targets individuals rather than countries, based on the insight that corrupt officials take money they earn in Russia and place it in Western financial centers (New York, London, Geneva) where they use wealth for personal benefit while simultaneously committing violent crimes in Russia.
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Bill BrowderEvidence Quote
“the people who killed him...take the money they do it for money they do it in Russia and then they take the money outside of Russia and they put it in New York or London or Geneva...and they enjoy all the great things that that civilized society has to offer in the west and they behave like these murderous Barbarians in Russia”
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How Russia really works: Bill Browder on surviving Putin | Full interview— The Institute of Art and IdeasCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:17:28 PM
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