‘Sounds a Little Scary’: US Media Calls Deripaska ‘Russian Oligarch’ to Confuse People, Journo Says

After the FBI raided several houses connected to Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska on Tuesday, the old labels of “oligarch” and “Putin’s buddy” reappeared throughout US media. According to one journalist, it’s part of a bipartisan trend since Russiagate, the sole purpose of which is to demonize Russia by making Russians “sound a little scary.”