Freezing assets and banning travel of individuals is much more effective than sanctioning countries because individual sanctions directly impact the lifestyle and wealth of corrupt officials, while country sanctions leave elite populations able to continue lavish lifestyles.
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Bill BrowderEvidence Quote
“the best way to stop that is to freeze their assets and ban their travel and it's much much better to go after the individuals than it is to go after the country because if you go after the country they don't care...but if you go after the individuals um and leave the people Alone um that has a profound effect”
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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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