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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Ministers accused of failing to stem flow of Russian ‘dirty money’ into UK

London
It is believed that 150 properties, mostly luxury mansions in Britain worth an estimated £1.5bn, are owned by Kremlin-linked Russians. Photograph: Alexey_Fedoren/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Britain’s efforts to halt the flow of Russian “dirty money” into the UK have been called into question in the aftermath of a threat by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to hit Kremlin-linked oligarchs with economic sanctions if Ukraine is attacked.

Labour and anti-corruption campaigners this week accused the government of failing to curtail Russian wealth and influence in Britain, despite years of provocative actions from the Kremlin.

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