Russian invasion of Ukraine

So much for hoping the Oligarch's would have influence

https://www.ft.com/content/5cd2c951-6b23-4e07-a72d-4731f7a71b58

And even if Russia’s oligarchs were to demand changes from Putin, they would still be unable to change his mind, one of the people briefed on the meeting said.

“Imagine they go to complain to Putin,” said a diplomat from a European country where several Russian oligarchs own large assets. “They say, ‘Can you please revise your policy? I lost $4bn of my $5bn’. Putin says, ‘Do you want to keep the $1bn?’”