Giuliani Ally Says $1 Million From Russia Was Loan to Wife

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-16/giuliani-ally-says-1-million-moved-from-russia-was-loan-to-wife

Do western housewives regularly get million USD loans from 3rd world shithole dictatorships?

Also, Russia has no independent banking. All Russian banks are owned by government, either directly or through government functionary clans.