Russian oligarchs probably aren't violating UK laws if they buy property in London either. But I'm fine with laws that make it harder for them. The assumption

Russian oligarchs probably aren't violating UK laws if they buy property in London either. But I'm fine with laws that make it harder for them. The assumption I make when reading these stories mirrors what I think when I hear the phrase "Russian oligarch" - I'm envisioning connected and well-to-do Chinese who've profited off the authoritarian system they have. I may be wrong in that assumption. But you are assuming that they are victims, rather than co-conspirators in that regime.