Why the West needs to go after Putin's €200bn riches

US and UK will bring Russians to heel when they stop harbouring kleptocrats' staggering wealth

Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in ice-cold water on Epiphany. Photo: PA

Anders Aslund in Washington

British Prime Minister Theresa May's initial response to the attack with a nerve agent in England was old-school.

She expelled 23 Russian diplomats, allowing Moscow to expel the same number of British diplomats and close the British Council and a British Consulate in Russia.