When it comes to the war in Ukraine, we are all trying to understand Putin’s motivations. According to Bill Browder, who has been following the dark money flowing out of Russia for years, it’s simply about money. Unlike most other governments, Russia’s is not there to serve the people, but to enrich senior officials through endemic corruption, he writes in Time. Browder will join the John Adams for a talk about his book Freezing Order on May 13th.