The Russian Banker, Part 3: Asylum
Sergei Leontiev sees his fights with Vladimir Putin as a full-blown war in which seeking US asylum is just another battle. But how does the US decide who deserves asylum?
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Critics argue Russia has a playbook for people who become its targets. On the final episode of the Russian Banker, we explore how Sergei Leontiev saw his fights with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a full-blown war in which seeking US asylum would become just another battle. But how does the US decide who deserves asylum?
Note: This episode was updated to clarify that Russia is responsible for forty percent of all publicly disclosed red notices to Interpol. A previous version stated it is responsible for forty percent of all red notices total.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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