I am not sure if this is good for Russia. My feeling is that those Russian oligarchs do not use their power to promote Russia in the West; rather, it is often the case they use their social and media positions to undermine Russia.

The Russian oligarchs did a bad deed to the Russian working people. While the Russian people went without basic necessities and food, the oligarchs made billions of euros by taking advantage of the bad situation the nation was in. This doesn't look like loyalty to Russia, but loyalty to the money changers and personal wealth creation. The Russian people should demand that all oligarchs return the huge wealth stolen while Russia was down. They can run but they can't hide, with all that wealth. Track the money and the rich oligarchs can be found. perhaps a law can be passed to find and nationalize this ill gotten wealth and award punishment as warranted.

The influence of the media and the masses has good and bad pointers for Russia. For a start, it's very likely that these tycoons seems not to promote Russia is perhaps they would suggest to be 'localised' in the first place and then eventually inculcate Russian's interest after sometime. Now, it's yet to be seen as it is. To be media and masses magnates or icons in a foreign country, surely brings some excitement initially and it's all boils down to what they would want to achieve next.I am very sure that their happenings would bring a pro-Russian outlook somehow or rather.

Sarah, should know than Oligarchs of any country (Russia, America, France etc.) don't give a dam about nationality. When they go somewhere, they go in private plane, get check thru special entrance etc. They have servitors taking care of all their wishes; so they don't have the notions that we have. The day, Russia or in this case England will not be safe anymore for that man, he will go live somewhere else with no hard-feeling, as long as his money make him welcome. I keep telling myself that if I was rich, I wil not act like that; but who knows ! Many oligarchs come from the working class but still became cynical, greedy and cold-bloody abusers of their fellow-men when fortune came in their way. Human nature is not that good. In our actual modern, sophisticated societies some planetary morale rules should be set and inforced radically, but by whom ! We had the perfct demonstration of this, in Copenhagen: It should never have been a conference on climat's changes but a conferece on humans' behavior. I already wrote about that subject before and that his why I insist on examplarity as a way not to be perfect (this is impossible), but better than what we are actually. It is also why, I dream to se Russia become the example that, we, occidentals failed to be. Sorry Future Generations ! Sinerely. Jean-Claude Meslin

Meslin, do not get me wrong. I think I made a quick remark. I think that because of Putin’s successful program of reigning in these vicious oligarchs, outset of Russia's reach, these oligarchs will use their money to influence Russia from the West and this will not be helpful to Russia. Also it is pertinent to keep in mind that this guy will be watched by the British elite and he will have to show his loyalty to the British/American elite and this will be measured extent to which he uses his media outlet to demonise Russia! In fact, I have noted that a common feature of the Russians I met in the West is their fear of showing love for their motherland and cultural values. I did not fine that feeling among Africans even though Africa has been plagued by corrupt leadership great deal worse than what took place in Russia. Yet, even Russian researchers and academics- the very people who should speak logically and with freedom of thought, seem to show anxiousness and quickness to condemn Russia as well as lack of criticism of the West!