Impose sanctions on refineries that buy Russian crude oil to end war, says Bill Browder

<p>Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin</p><p>Bill Browder’s fight against Vladimir Putin has seen him face threats, lawsuits, false accusations of murder and Interpol arrest warrants. A disinformation-laden film was even made about him.</p><p>But 16 years after the death of his friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/09/russian-suspects-magnitsky-barred-uk">at the hands of Putin’s regime</a>, Browder is unrelenting in his fight for justice. It is an endeavour that, by his estimation, has cost Putin and his cronies billions of dollars already, via <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/06/who-was-sergei-magnitsky-and-how-did-uk-sanctions-come-about">asset freezes and sanctions</a>. Hence the considerable risk to his safety.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/31/end-ukraine-war-sanction-refineries-buying-russian-crude-oil-bill-browder">Continue reading...</a>