That Putin is able to sow mistrust in the US government, UK, Germany etc. is a separate issue which may bite him in the ass.
Right now it is pretty clear that Tromp is Putin's chump.

Swiss Banks used to be a safe hiding place for money but has come under scrutiny. The new regulations may get rolled back but there is about to be so much money to hide it appears that Russia and Exxon itself may become the new hiding place. But this is only my speculation.

Stu, Rachel Maddow researched the exxon Tillerman Russian link and its monumental scope defending on getting rid of US sanctions. She did a show on oil and gold just last week and is searchable on you tube.

After oil and gold are other profit scams that are petty in comparison but can be a nail that failed in a horse's shoe because of greed. The weak link in a chain can be important.