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Mar 2022
47m 59s

The Magnitsky Act

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As the situation develops in Ukraine, Strider looks back to 2012 when U.S. Congress passed the Magnitsky Act. In remembrance of the brave Sergei Magnitsky.

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Sources: ‘Red Notice’ by Bill Browder 2015, ‘The Slavic Connexion: The Russian Opposition and the Legacy of Boris Nemtsov with Vladimir Kara-Murza’ The University of Texas as Austin, State.gov, Crsreports.congress.gov, Mccaininstitute.org, Meduza.io ‘Remembering The Winter Of Protests’, Wikipedia.org, yahoo.com ‘West Unleashes SWIFT Ban, More Crushing Penalties on Russia’ by Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Ellen Knickmeyer, Ken Sweet 2022

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