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‘Londongrad’: How a golden visa system welcomed Russian ‘dirty money’

 



‘Londongrad’: How a golden visa system welcomed Russian ‘dirty money’

 

London has earned the nickname ‘Londongrad’ as the preferred destination for wealthy Russians - some with links to the Kremlin.

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It’s been estimated property worth more than £1.5bn has been financed with Russian ‘dirty money’ in the UK.

 

Many of the Russian oligarchs who are close to Putin came to the UK unvetted on a golden ticket visa system.

 

But the government is now scrapping the scheme, in a crackdown on money laundering.

 

So how much influence have these oligarchs had in the UK? And how much Russian money is there in the UK?

 

Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports.

 

Release date:21 February 2022

Duration:

5 minutes

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