Russian sanctions

I've been wondering if the current slump in bitcoin and other crypto has to do with Russians trying to evade sanctions?

https://theconversation.com/are-russias-elite-really-using-cryptocurrency-to-evade-sanctions-179559

So in effect the Western financial institutions are tanking bitcoin deliberately (scare stories, selloffs) to damage the Russians trying to hide their wealth using bitcoin and other crypto.

What do you think?