A nonprofit network dedicated to exposing organized crime recently launched the Russian Asset Tracker, a consolidated database of assets held by prominent Russian oligarchs and key figures with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. The initiative, headed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in collaboration with 27 media outlets, was conceived in February 2022 as Russia began amassing forces near the Ukrainian border. It began with the names of 35 individuals who were named as beneficiaries and “key enablers” of the Kremlin by jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The list of names provided by Navalny includes four of the wealthiest Russian oligarchs as well as spy chiefs, political advisers, heads of state energy firms, banks, and others, the Guardian reported. Of the 35 people on Navalny’s list, 27 have been subjected to sanctions from Europe and the United States, and another seven are blacklisted in Canada. The …