Episode 53
Debanked for Dissent: How Putin’s Reach Extends Abroad
Cato Podcast · Cato Institute
January 6, 202637m 24s
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Show Notes
A Russian dissident living in exile finds her US bank accounts closed after being labeled an extremist by the Kremlin. Nicholas Anthony interviews Anna Chekhovich of the Anti-Corruption Foundation about her experience being debanked. Together, they unpack how sanctions, anti-money laundering rules, and financial surveillance systems enable authoritarian governments to silence critics beyond their borders.
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