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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
World
Benjamin Lynch

Who are the Russian oligarchs in the UK and what are their ties to Putin?

London and the UK has long been home for Russian oligarchs attracted to its luxury lifestyle.

After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, oligarchs became rich by seizing state assets in the form of oil and gas reserves in cut-price deals.

Several people became rich and the UK capital became something of a home as Western powers welcomed heavy investment from the newly rich businesspeople abroad.

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