Indifferent to the poor, Russia’s government is actively supporting its fallen oligarchs, especially those who are close to the Kremlin. For example, the state has granted a $4.2 billion loan to the aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska (who held first place on the Forbes list before the crisis) to pay off Western creditors.
俄罗斯政府对本国的穷人非常冷漠，但是却积极支持本国陷入困境的寡头们，特别是那些和克里姆林宫关系密切的寡头。例如，俄罗斯已经同意向铝业巨头奥列格·德里帕斯卡（Oleg Deripaska）（在危机发生前，他在福布斯财富排名榜上排名第一）提供42亿美元贷款，供其偿还对西方债权人的债务。虽然专家们对德里帕斯卡是否会归还贷款存有疑问，但是，克里姆林宫和寡头们却置之不理，随心所欲地清偿债务。