Kremlin-linked oligarchs in London

It’s complicated. This from BBC Wales today.

Conservative MP Stephen Crabb, whose constituency includes Milford Haven, wants all Russian cargo banned from Welsh ports.
A UK government spokesman said current sanctions only affected ships which were owned, controlled or operated by people connected to Russia, "designated persons", or ships which are Russian flagged or registered.
"Ships carrying cargo to or from Russia are not within the scope of the current transport sanctions," the spokesman said.
Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Mr Crabb said it was "simply not acceptable" that Russian cargo could still enter UK waters.

We need a list of all MPs who have taken money from Russians and they must be forced to explain why.

GillT57

We need a list of all MPs who have taken money from Russians and they must be forced to explain why.

I keep seeing such lists on twitter but I can't do screen shots. However, if I see another one I'll try to save it as an image and post it on here. There are rather a lot of them.

Oh, here you are:

Thank you

Rishi Sunak?

At PMQs Labour’s Bill Esterson invited Johnson to donate the £2m the Tories had received from Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of Russia’s former deputy minister of finance, to the Ukrainian war effort. Just to show that the Conservatives had nothing to hide. Johnson’s response? To shout and claim it wasn’t all “dirty money” No - because it had been well laundered in Londons laundromat. And why are we allowing Roman Ambramovic to sell Chelsea ? Surely this should be seized . And why are we allowing BJ to lie in parliament?

Johnson has given Russia's second biggest bank, VTB Bank, a 30-day reprieve from UK sanctions.

A top official at the bank, Barin Yucemen, has given the Conservative Party more than £44,000 since 2018.

- openDemocracy

Whitewavemark2

Note that Abramovich has still not criticised Putin's barbaric war in Ukraine.

Abramovich is now selling Chelsea and it’s reported that he is giving part of the proceeds to Ukrainian charities

Sorry, I see that vegansrock mentioned this already.

I heard he was giving everything back to Chelsea. I am no fan of these Oligarch’s and the system that promotes them, it’s obscene, but I suppose they have family in Russia who could be in danger if they openly criticise Putin. He is a madman and very vengeful and unpredictable, in the end family are what matters. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to protect mine.
How can China bail out every Oligarch and for what reason? If China backs Putin all the way it’s even worse than I thought. Ever since the invasion I have felt ill with it, I don’t think I can watch any more, there’s nothing I can do except help financially. Poland have been so loving and helpful, good versus evil.

Please can someone tell me if the Russian Ambassador to UK is still here? If he is, why is he or is it diplomatically improper to return him to Russia for some reason? I genuinely would like to know.

Julia Davis
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I fail to understand why the government are pussy-footing around when it comes to naming these people and doing it now. Also I don't see why they are not seizing their assets.
Does anyone know ?

westendgirl

I fail to understand why the government are pussy-footing around when it comes to naming these people and doing it now. Also I don't see why they are not seizing their assets.
Does anyone know ?

It's because the oligarchs have been bankrolling the tory party; because they financed Brexit; because Johnson is clearly up to his eyes in the Russian mire, what with wild parties and funding and elevating the son of a KGB operative to the House of Lords.

Have people still not understood the full extent of this government's takeover by Russia?

Meanwhile, not a house, yacht or football club has been seized by the U.K. government , when now everyone should be aware that Londongrad is the world capital of Russian money laundering.

Concerns have been raised that unregulated pro-Moscow lobbyists at the heart of Westminster are using their links to Tory MPs to gain influence and respectability.

A group formerly known as the Conservative Friends of Russia (CRF) is advertising its first in-person conference for two years next week, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Now called the Westminster Russia Forum (WRF), the group’s British organisers often appear on the Russian state broadcaster, RT. The WRF, which loudly echoes official lines from Moscow, has links with numerous Conservative MPs and other senior UK political figures.

The WRF did not respond to openDemocracy’s questions on whether the event on March 4 would still go ahead.

www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/conservative-lobbying-row-westminster-russia-forum-unregulated-ukraine/

Why is the list of oligarchs sanctioned by the EU 3 times longer than that of the U.K.?

Russian businesses and individuals are being given notice to enable them to get their money to safety by a Russian funded PM and governing party.

This is a disgrace.

What if all those MPs donated the amount they were given to Ukranian relief funds? (OMG Jeremy Hunt got nearly £100,000)

@pcaruanagalizia
My investigation into how Evgeny Lebedev became a House of Lords member, against security services advice, shows his father is a Kremlin agent and offered to act as a backchannel between Boris and Putin over the Skripal poisonings. Producer:
@gemmanewby

pod.fo/e/110207

The Oculus Files - Oligarch Hunter
@oculusfiles

@gemmanewby
I have been writing about the Oligarchs and their influence on British society for over 20 years and this son of a KGB 1st directorate officer is just one of many oligarchs who have come to intertwine their secret lives all the way upto the close friendship with PM and royalty

Could a ‘Russian money received list’ also be published regarding the backing 20 year Brexit brainwashing. Someone must have been paid for all the Euromyth lies to be printed or said.

trisher

What if all those MPs donated the amount they were given to Ukranian relief funds? (OMG Jeremy Hunt got nearly £100,000)

Good idea.

Just to reinforce the message

Some 'notable' Tories who've received Putin's money - or "money from Russian sources":

Jeremy Hunt £98,972 (tipped as a future Tory leader)

Brandon Lewis £62,500

Gavin Williamson £30,000

John Whittingdale £11,000

Liam Fox £10,000

Rishi Sunak £6,000