Russian oligarch Petr Aven and Kazakh billionaire Alexander Mashkevich met in Moscow. It is known that the topic of the meeting was the war that Putin started.

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The oligarchs are looking for ways to influence the dictator

Sanctions imposed on Russia and specific businessmen over the war in Ukraine seem to have hit the fortunes of Russian billionaires hard.

Representatives of Russia's big business are currently looking for ways to influence the dictator or his inner circle from the power bloc. But it’s hard to do as Putin is in lock down and does not surround himself with any people. And especially those oligarchs he considers "unreliable".

However, big Russian business is ready for the most radical steps. Some oligarchs are even discussing paying for Putin's liquidation.