Russian oligarchs' wives say it would be 'suicide' to go back to Russia in new documentary

• The wives of Russian billionaires have been interviewed about their husbands.

• There will be a 90-minute program on Paramount+ on June 28.

• One woman said it would be suicide for her to return to Russia now.

In a new documentary, the wives of Russian billionaires speak out against the regime.

In "Secrets of the Oligarch Wives", the women tell of corruption, betrayal, and suspected murder while painting an image of a vindictive Russian President who sees treachery at every turn.

If you deal with the dark side, it will come to haunt you later, according to the wife of a man. Euroset, one of Russia's largest mobile phone retailers, was once worth more than a billion dollars.

Fokina said that going to Russia would be suicide for her if she did so.

The partner of Sergei Pugachev, who was once estimated to be worth $2 billion, said that Putin would prefer to be an industrialist.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Oligarchs bought large stakes in state-owned industries. They were able to lead extravagant lifestyles due to the wealth.

Western countries have been trying to put pressure on Putin by targeting wealthy individuals and seizing their assets.

The women in the new documentary decided to speak even though it might make them targets and prevent them from ever returning to Russia.

There is no difference between Russian organized crime and the Russians. Vladimir Putin is the leader of the Russian government.

There was a large foreign investment fund in Russia. He said in April that sanctions would have had a bigger effect on Putin.

The 90-minute documentary is available on Paramount+.

Business Insider has an article on it.