One thing I can tell you: with the threat of death hanging over you, you live life to the fullest.

The Magnitsky law has proven to be a powerful tool. While asset freezes and travel bans against corrupt officials may sound incidental, they have shaken the Putin kleptocracy right down to the core.

If there was one senator who could truly empathize with being tortured in prison, it was John McCain.

Ever since Barack Obama had become president, the main policy of the U.S. government toward Russia had been one of appeasement.

The story started over a decade ago when I ran Hermitage Capital Management, the largest investment firm in Russia. I was very successful, but when I started to complain publicly about corruption at the companies in which my fund invested, President Vladimir Putin had me expelled from the country and declared a threat to national security.

I much more enjoy the company of freedom fighters and justice campaigners than I do the company of hedge fund managers.

I am much happier fighting for justice than I ever was fighting for money.

If you want to go after Putin, go after his money and if you want to go after his money go after the oligarchs.

I know many businesspeople in Russia who have knowingly signed up to effectively compromise their values for their own profit motive to become part of this criminal apparatus in Russia.

The main thing that I've learned since writing 'Red Notice' is not so much about Russia but about how many very legitimate people in the West have sold their souls to the Russians to help them in their terrible goals outside of the country.