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E109: Super-yachts & sanctions: Who’s buying up Russian assets?

Did you really think rich Russian oligarchs were going to just *give up* being rich?

Despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine and yet more sanctions packages looking to crush the war effort – the owners of plush properties, energy companies, and super-yachts are still making money.

Our expert host, Robin Lycka, is joined by Miles Johnson, Investigative Reporter at the Financial Times to ask: who is buying up Russian assets?

The panel discuss: How Russian money still moves across borders, the enablers making these transactions possible, and who is buying up what sanctioned Russians have to…

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