Putin and Prigozhin want to nationalise the assets of Russian oligarchs

This was reported in a summary by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

According to analysts, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is under his control, are creating conditions to nationalise the assets of oligarchs in Russia in order to continue funding the war.

Prigozhin recently said that Russia should confiscate luxury goods and housing from elites who ignore or do not support the war against Ukraine.

Putin's views on this issue are in line with Prigozhin's rhetoric. The Russian dictator recently said that Russians who "siphon off money from abroad and are out of touch with the country are a danger to Russia." This was an indirect allusion to Russian oligarchs who live abroad.

It is likely that Putin is thus alluding to the possibility of a return to the 2000s, when he nationalised big business to reinforce his authoritarian regime