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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Putin ally who declared poverty had £217m of property, UK judge finds

Vladimir Sloutsker died of cancer in a hospice in Geneva in September.
Vladimir Sloutsker died of cancer in a hospice in Geneva in September. Photograph: Wikipedia

A political ally of Vladimir Putin who declared poverty to a London divorce court had £217m-worth of property and land in London and Moscow as well as £21m in investments and a £4m art collection, a judge has found.

Vladimir Sloutsker, 69, who died in September from cancer, fought until the end to hide his assets despite previously enjoying “a lifestyle consistent with extreme wealth” with his ex-wife and children, including a nine-bedroom £45m family home in South Kensington in central London.

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