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Will sanctions stop the flow of Russian money into ‘Londongrad’?

Will sanctions stop the flow of Russian money into ‘Londongrad’?

Russia’s billionaire oligarchs have lived it up in Britain for decades, but the gravy train may be grinding to a halt.

Colin Freeman

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Like any guest with £18 billion ($33 billion) to spend, Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov has had little problem making a comfortable second home for himself in Britain.

Or, to be precise, two second homes – the metals tycoon divides his time between Beechwood House, a £50 million mansion in north London, and Sutton Place, a Tudor pile in Surrey once owned by John Paul Getty.

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