• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    14 hours ago

    All their oligarchs keep buying property in London and thus taking money out of Russia, I’m sure that’s part of it.

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      10 hours ago

      Nah that’s just Russia spreading its tenticles. Years ago Putin implemented a law that said 50% of all oligarch’s wealth would be directed by the Kremlin - it was still their money, they get to keep the profits, but Putin dictates how it’s spent. If they didn’t comply they would likely fall out of a window. Nowadays we have Russian oligarchs investing in all sorts of political activities all over the world, but everyone just acts like it’s an individual acting of their own accord and not foreign state interference.