On Friday, April 6, the Treasury Department unveiled a new round of sanctions against Russia, blacklisting seven oligarchs and their affiliated companies, along with over a dozen government officials, the state-owned weapons trading company Rosoboroneksport, and its subsidiary bank. The result was a dramatic sell-off across Russian markets that quickly became known as Black Monday: the worst day for the Russian stock market since the annexation of Crimea.This week, The American Interest publisher Charles Davidson and assistant editor Sean Keeley spoke with William Browder—the financier, CEO of Hermitage Capital, and architect of the Magnitsky Act—to learn why these sanctions hit …read more
Source: The American Interest
