NEW: For years, we’ve associated kleptocrats with Miami, Manhattan, and Malibu. But that framing’s completely outdated.
@apmassaro3 and I wrote about how sanctioned oligarchs have been targeting—and decimating—the American Midwest and Rust Belt for years: foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/the…
@apmassaro3 and I wrote about how sanctioned oligarchs have been targeting—and decimating—the American Midwest and Rust Belt for years: foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/the…
The foreign oligarchs targeting American steel and factory towns, small cities, and places like Cleveland have been overlooked for years.
But as @apmassaro3 mentions, a new Congressional caucus launched this month, @KleptoCaucus, is aiming to change that.
But as @apmassaro3 mentions, a new Congressional caucus launched this month, @KleptoCaucus, is aiming to change that.
https://twitter.com/apmassaro3/status/1400446410718318594
Decimated small American towns. Imploded steel mills. Rotting manufacturing plants. And a “gaping hole” left in downtown Cleveland.
All of this, as part of one of the biggest money laundering schemes the world has ever seen—all courtesy of post-Soviet oligarchs.
All of this, as part of one of the biggest money laundering schemes the world has ever seen—all courtesy of post-Soviet oligarchs.
https://twitter.com/kleptocracyintv/status/1400449674386063363
Want to learn more about how these foreign oligarchs have begun carving up small American cities, American steel and factory towns, and the Rust Belt?
Pre-order AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY here ➡️ us.macmillan.com/books/97812502…
Pre-order AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY here ➡️ us.macmillan.com/books/97812502…
https://twitter.com/cjcmichel/status/1400445738971238400
And if you want to learn more about how foreign oligarchs have begun targeting small/steel/factory towns in the U.S., join us next week for the Zero Corruption Conference in Kyiv!
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