Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to VTB Bank Chairman Andrei Kostin during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, July 11, 2023. The Justice Department announced Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, a series of arrests and indictments against Russian businessmen and their facilitators in five separate federal cases meant to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among those targeted are sanctioned Russian banker Kostin and two of his U.S.-based facilitators. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)