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David Morris
fqmorris at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 14:52:05 UTC 2022
https://twitter.com/henryjfoy/status/1517420725140865029?s=21&t=_LY9Zo6meF7Px6Bjuzb6hw
How London became the dirty money capital of the world - a fantastic,
must-watch @FinancialTimes documentary on how the UK opened its doors to
Russian cash; and then belated tried to close them after Putin's invasion
of Ukraine.
https://www.ft.com/video/d3bafb94-9dbd-4c1e-8016-8cd8331960f1
(FT video)
Russian oligarchs and companies have been investing in London for two
decades, encouraged by British politicians of all stripes, but critics say
the 'London laundromat' cleans dirty money from Russia and across the
globe. The FT examines why it took Russia's invasion of Ukraine to put the
issue in the spotlight and whether new sanctions and measures to tackle the
problem go far enough.
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