spreading conspiracy theories about the 6 January 2021 Putsch and his baseless claims of United States election fraud by Joe Biden and United States Democrats. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine In April 2022, Illarionov remarked during an interview with the BBC news agency that if Western countries "would try to implement a real embargo on oil and gas exports from Russia", then, in response, "probably within a month or two, Russian military operations in Ukraine, probably will be ceased, will be stopped". He stated that decisions involving Russian energy markets involved "very effective instruments" in terms of influencing senior leaders' behavior. Illarionov additionally declared that change in the Kremlin would happen "sooner or later" given that "it is absolutely impossible to have any positive future for Russia with the current political regime." See also Energy policy of Russia Notes References External links Stories from Putin's economist Free Thoughts Podcast Transcript from videotape speech of Andrei Illarionov at Capital University, 2003. Radio interview with Andrei Illarionov, transcript translated into English, Echo of Moscow, 30 December 2004. Andrey Illarionov, "Слово и Дело" (Words and Deeds), memoirs, Kontinent, N134,N136, 2007 Andrey Illarionov, The global financial crisis: why is it hardly global, not only financial, and not a crisis? 1961 births Living people People from Sestroretsk 2011–2013 Russian protests Advisers to the President of Russia Cato Institute people Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory Russian economists Russian libertarians Member of the Mont Pelerin Society