I've seen pressure on: Gold, silver, stocks (GME, AMC, etc), media companies, politicians, local government, churches, etc. There are so many fronts they're trying to manage. I don't think there is a single front that is the deciding point, it has to be based on attrition, removal of influence, funding, etc.

The money-laundering in Ukraine could be funding the propping up of stocks, media companies, paying bribes to government and churches. There is surely a long list of people whose palms need to be continually greased in order to keep their whole operation going.