Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter and podcast delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power from the team at Project Brazen. For more of Project Brazen's work – including our new show, The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy, and Madness, and Fur & Loathing, the bizarre story of
Welcome to Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter and podcast delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power from the team at Project Brazen. For more of Project Brazen's work – including our new show, The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy, and Madness, and Fur & Loathing, the bizarre story of an unsolved US chemical weapons attack – visit brazen.fm.
You often hear Western sanctions on Russia are leaky. Whale Hunting has come across details of how a rich Russian can bypass sanctions meant to put pressure on Putin’s inner circle.
One way to do that is end their access to toys like private jets and yachts. Many have been impounded abroad; some are stuck in havens like Dubai.
But the sales of private jets into Russia still go on. Read on for an example.
