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Putin’s nemesis in the west

Bill Browder tells Gideon the story of his battle against Russian corruption, which took off when his lawyer was murdered in a Russian prison in 2009. The war in Ukraine has turbocharged his campaign. Can he now take it further to persuade western governments to use frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine? Clip: World Economic Forum Free links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3SmxJoK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington puts forward G7 plan to confiscate $300bn in Russian assets</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Hm34S7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The west would harm itself with rash seizures of frozen Russian assets</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3vLIBn7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We must keep fighting Russia with banks as well as tanks</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3HnrP0j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freezing Order — Bill Browder on the trail of dirty Russian money</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/12b6c460-c189-4bca-9544-f57eee65b629" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.