U.S. collects evidence of possible Russian war crimes; UN says more than 1.7 million refugees have fled
"None of them were troubled by financial considerations," he said."They were trying to find the right thing in a very complex geopolitical and cultural situation with loyalty and compassion for large local workforces.""The whole point of the legal sanctions [by governments] coupled with voluntary employer economic embargoes is to stall out the Russian economy," he said.
He argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin's power over the country is"anchored on two things": a willingness to use violence as coercion, and"the illusion that he has totalitarian control over all sectors."