The US sanctions on Russia hurt Putin's wealthy allies. Russian Oligarch Jets is tracking the air travel of Russia's elite. The account was created after the US imposed sanctions on members of Putin's inner circle. The teen who made headlines for tracking Musk's private jet travel is behind this new account. The teenager who created a account that tracks Musk's private jet has turned his talents to a new topic. Russian Oligarch Jets, a new account, has begun to track the location of some of Russia's wealthiest businessmen. The automated feed posted its first message on Sunday, after the US pledged to hunt down and freeze the assets of several members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. Despite sanctions intended to cripple Russia's elite, billionaires are still traveling on private jets and yachts. CNBC reported Monday that some of Russia's wealthiest businessmen have started moving their megayachts to Montenegro and the Maldives in order to avoid being seized or frozen. Russian billionaires are moving their jets and helicopters. A helicopter trip in the Caribbean on Monday was one of several flights that the Oligarch Jets account has tracked. —Russian Oligarch Jets (@RUOligarchJets) February 28, 2022 Jack Sweeney, the college student behind the accounts, warned on his account not to expect it to be very accurate because there are several Russian planes and there isn't as much available flight data. Musk offered to pay Sweeney to shut down his Jet account. The account uses bots to get air-traffic information, but it rankled Musk. In a direct message to Sweeney, the billionaire CEO offered $5,000 to shut it down. Sweeney asked for $50,000 instead of Musk's offer of $50,000. The original article is on Business Insider. 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Is it possible that you are afraid to call a war, to condemn barbarity, and to voice your protest because you are a champion of freedom and democracy? Democracy is important in its own way, but also because of its positive effects on creativity, freedom and economic progress. Police in Las Vegas said that an off-duty officer robbed a casino. Police said that Rogers has been with the agency since 2015. The central bank increased interest rates to 20% in order to prevent a collapse of the Russian ruble. Concerns over Russia's use of virtual currency to evade sanctions have led to some unprecedented moves by governments. The protest leader shouted "Good luck, Vladimir, you are the guardian of Orthodoxy!" Montenegrins and pro-Russia Serbs who opposed the tiny Adriatic country's independence from a former state union with Serbia and preferred stronger ties with Serbia and Russia have been at odds for a long time. 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