In the first criminal proceeding against a Russian oligarch since the start of the Ukraine invasion, US prosecutors have charged Konstantin Malofeyev, an arch-conservative with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, for sanctions violations. The Kremlin crony’s business interests, from Greece to Africa to annexed Crimea, reveal the scope of his ideological intent – aided by willing, conservative Western business partners.
Nearly a year after the 2014 annexation of Crimea, an American TV news director and former Fox News employee updated Konstantin Malofeyev, his Russian oligarch boss, about a board briefing for a new Russian TV station.
