How Russia's war exposed the dark side of luxury London

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and resultant sanctions on President Putin's oligarch elite, a spotlight has been firmly cast on the British capital and its complicity as a store for dirty money. Now, the British government is seeking to salvage its reputation with a clampdown on corruption. But will it be successful? And just how will London fare without its fix of forbidden finance?
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[@TomNook.]

That flat overlooking the MoD is insane. Surely the government can make compulsory purchases in the name of national security.

[@wozanawewoz979]

Unless they do it without her majesty's decision. 😏

[@krishnannarayanan5252]

Tom, u purchase it first at the current price. Then let the govt compulsory purchase @ 25% of this price from u in the name of national security

[@coolcool376]

Haha

[@wesleysanders8570]

haha, I love that a Tom Nook comment is top pinned on this vid lol

[@youngmo77]

National security ?? Mod has cheap and very safe measures, preventing unnecessary purchase of high premium property. They have a budget and have to stick to it. Economics my friend.

[@rashabelgrade]

If you removed all the dirty money from London, then nothing would be left.

[@olajong2315]

The money aren’t even in London, maybe just 5% of it. London won’t feel it.

[@swashbuckler2319]

@@olajong2315 then why don't u guys seize the Russian assets in London? U think there's no reason behind it?

[@manjunathmnm]

@@Gary-bz1rf 😂Yeah

[@beyourselfbrave4115]

Don't worry about that , besides Russians are other milllioners in the world , forgot about Arabs !?

[@MrLoobu]

Sounds like a dream

[@baatile]

Britain referring to anyone’s money as “dirty money” is irony at its best.

[@ghee2936]

💯

[@hadzrahatta8599]

They're the real gangster in this story. Used america and the eu to do the dirty job. As usual🤣

[@wesleysanders8570]

Every western nations wealth is inclusive of plenty of dirty cash from the past, but IMAGINE ignoring the new and growing terrible actions of today in order to get angry at events hundreds of years ago because you have a chip on your shoulder?

[@jamesrutter4100]

The house of lords. You know the guys who tell the queen what to do

[@meggtokyodelicious]

Did you ask David icky? He is right....

[@SherryKhan143]

Calling it a “dirty money” while protecting it with laws. Amazing

[@kashakram5370]

this doesnt only apply to Russian visa and investments. It has been happening for many years. Arabs own half off London. Pakistani MPs own massive properties in London. Im sure many others from different countries are doing the same.

[@rankingresearchdata]

Also indian fugitive, fraudster and billionaire

[@fku6061]

Yes and it's so sad😭😭

[@aunsyed1255]

Nawaz Shrieff (ex Pakistani PM convict on corruption) is a convicted criminal as he could not prove where his money for avenue apartment in London was brought. He escaped his 8 years imprisonment in Pakistan based on few weeks of leave for health reason & check up in U.K. Today he is here for over 2 years without visa or passport. Can U.K home office do the same for normal people?

[@PTSTEH20]

Ah well we might see them actually move in to them now most of Pakistan is flooded, Gods wrath is the only justice left now sit back and watch the show

[@hrishikesh7546]

Even Indian fraudsters r enjoying in uk

[@kanekiken2002]

UK talking about "dirty money" ? The nation which was wholly built on dirty money. What an irony.

[@duncankowable]

That's why they use the Poppy flower as a symbol. They remember that their wealth was through opium.

[@arfermo853]

Not wholly people like me flogged out guts out doing daily work plus this poxy nation got dragged into two world wars for our loving european friends

[@superaddy8564]

@@arfermo853 well he's talking about the deeds of ur ancestors in Africa & India.

[@thatsthat2612]

​@@superaddy8564 yeah cos no other countries were doing it .

[@Ryan-pz2wh]

@@superaddy8564 why should he be responsible for the deeds of his ancestors? Are all modern day Germans responsible for the Holocaust 80 years ago? Pretty disgusting way to judge people.

[@tdigital2597]

Imagine - the corrupt investigating the corrupt… this has got to be a joke. Nothing will change, mark my words

[@senianns9522]

No mention of New York? Wall Street? NYSE??? Come on!!

[@vkdrk]

@@senianns9522 This video is about London, why would they talk about NY?

[@senianns9522]

@@vkdrk Same dirty stuff everywhere Vlad!

[@monaliza3334]

The UK government is becoming very poor... So they start looting the Russians, but who's next? UK citizens?!

[@vkdrk]

@@senianns9522 That's true Se!

[@vice.nor.virtue]

As an ex-londoner I can safely tell you that their isn't a single citizens of this city who doesn't hate the obscene wealth of specifically Russian Oligarchs and middle-eastern royalty & oil residing in our city. London property is literally a future-proof investment in case the rugs are pulled out from under them and they need to liquidate assets immediately. No one lives in any of the houses they own; all they are is the physical embodiment of a mountain of dirty cash.

[@ashmash4563]

Such a shame people like myself can't even dream of owning a property there anymore

[@vice.nor.virtue]

@@ashmash4563 I mean, if you have £1M I'm sure you could find a flat somewhere.

[@IAVeritas]

Today their money is "dirty", and tomorrow it's yours.

[@bill4514]

​@@IAVeritasI don't think this dude is an oligarch so probably not

[@user-gl9iw1fv2h]

Envy is a sin

[@kipwonder2233]

It wasn't clear what made the money of the Russian functionaries "corrupt"??? Simply because it came from Russians??? How self-righteous the British have become. Are we supposed to forget all of the atrocities committed by these blokes???

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Yeah this report skimpt on a few details, but basically all of those houses or flats are owned by Oligarchs- people who got obscenely rich after being given heavy industry during the breakup of the soviet union. If you were lucky enough to be one of those people your networth started spiralling exponentially upwards overnight. Their problem is that their money is dirty and they need a place to store or launder INSANE amounts of it and London has long been a location to do just that because of the value of the city and the tax practises of territories we used to control. The British are undoubtedly giant hipocrites in these matters as you say. However as our atrocities have faded into history and trading became more honest in our country- you could say that we're highly specifically primed to identify when an individual person or company is trading their dirty money on our doorstep.

[@maaziy_ghaziyIYI]

Britain conveniently always fails to mention the "dirty money" from the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. But this wouldn't be considered as dirty money as this "illicit" wealth is coming from allies, right?! So no harm, no foul.

[@wesleysanders8570]

I can only hope this is triggering a long overdue clamdown on ill-begotten wealth that will (in time) be targeted at other sources too

[@ibramblebush]

Not mention all the dirty money from Dubai.

[@cathihargaden1608]

Let’s not forget Ireland 🇮🇪

[@bigcity2085]

There are no "morals" in the offshore world ; every one is just ...a customer.

[@chachabehsiya]

Ok bhaai

[@innovativeglobalfinanceinc2720]

Never figured out how Russian money before the Ukrainian war was clean money and the very same money became dirty money after the Ukrainian war.😃

[@petergreen5337]

indeed.

[@notyou2353]

The Five Minute Hate is why.

[@bumblebee4280]

It's a miracle.

[@beantrader4723]

See if yuo can figure this out > Clean money is taxed to the tune of 72 billion pounds & 6,600 million acres of prime English land & horded away by queen Liz...then Liz still demands her (over) 100 million pounds per year from more taxes, the upkeep of all her horses who live better than out-of-work England. Kind of funny, huh?

[@JN-wr9he]

Dirty money = money up for grabs

[@guestguest6414]

Hypocrisy at its highest with government & financial and legal institutions.

[@utubecomment21]

If there was an Olympic sport for; *ill-gotten gains,* England would win Gold, Silver and Bronze!

[@swaminathangnanasambandam5384]

90% of wealthiest nations wealthy because of dirty money. It's not only London, you can see this in dubai, switzerland, even in singapore. Now many poor countries also following the routes.

[@kasunrathsara6331]

Most of money belongs to India

[@Kafz30]

@@kasunrathsara6331 alot of wealth is from Africa as well

[@brandonsmith546]

@@kasunrathsara6331 yeah Americans took money from ur home ,when u was living in a cow dung hut.

[@inmeditatewetrust]

Poor countries what an oxymoron how can a country be poor yet have so much "dirty wealth"

[@tarapappa1594]

@@inmeditatewetrust because you park your money in tax free zone......🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's how that happens

[@umidnazarov5725]

They pretend like it is only Russian money which is dirty in London.

[@adriancullingworth2051]

Yes it’s hypocritical and laughable

[@missf4681]

A joke

[@xkmal]

Even oligarchs small country like Malaysia wash their money in London property. Lol

[@umidnazarov5725]

@@xkmal yeah I am from Azerbaijan and London is famous among corrupt government officials here.

[@abusalem411]

Pay particular attention at @9:31

[@rezabehabadi]

During last three hundred years England and most part of western Europe are living with dirty monies but anyway it can't last forever

[@bboyjhin]

I DONT THINK YOU CAN BLAME RUSSIA.THE UK POLITICIANS ARE TO BLAME FOR LETTING THINGS HAPPEN.

[@KDR816]

That's the business model. Close eyes when sell, seize, sell again

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

The public have known this for years, but the media never wanted to cover it as they benefited from the artificially high property prices in London that they invested in themselves.

[@HShango]

Facts (I agree with you)

[@appletree6741]

meanwhile ordinary brits can’t afford to buy a house

[@Kafz30]

11 mill the world has gone mad lmfao

[@clips9294]

@@appletree6741 a friend of mine is holding on to his family’s London townhouse due to this property appreciating.

[@jonathanbowen3640]

Nonsense, most capital cities in developed countries have expensive property prices.

[@kristinamikhailova1659]

Did i hear correctly?! You're talking about British Capital, that invaded Ireland and tortured Irish people, that capital that colonised Africa and India, had slavery, military alliances with NATO 26 countries that earn money on wars in Middle East, that capital which after each invasion brought the exhibits for their so-called world museums, that country that created the whole industry of historiography with universities to re-write the history of other nations, you're speaking about that capital?! Disgrace!

[@tarapappa1594]

Add china also......

[@AnandA2155]

😂

[@abdillahijalalkhan2128]

@@tarapappa1594 China is far above the West in civilisation, Culture and historical sophistication.

[@varunraju5776]

@@tarapappa1594 China got invaded by Japan and mass raped and head chopped

[@blairrobert3438]

Kristina do you approve of babies being raped in Ukraine and people being slaughtered by Putin's murderers? Your grasp of British history is quite poor. The Irish Kings invited in the Normans to settle internal disputes, from here the Kingdom of England and Ireland united. This moved on until Irish independence in the early 20th Century. During this time the reformation happened Europe wide and masses were slaughtered on both sides, Most of England and Southern Scotland became protestant whereas the Highlands of Scotland and Ireland remained catholic. From this schism the troubles arrived. It isn't comparable to say Stalin starving 5 million Ukrainians.....How's the price of Vodka?

[@FredKimmel]

Money is usually considered 'dirty' if the owners were engaged in some illegal tax-avoiding scheme, pocketing resources that should have gone to the state budget. In this case, the Russian state budget. Now, with all those all kinds of sanctions trying to bankrupt that state budget, why is it a problem if oligarchs do the same thing? Where's the logic in it?

[@mino3d1]

Could someone explain me how the British empire started other than dirty money?

[@beasttitanofficial3768]

We've all known this for a while. Now crack down on the British "investors" who buy dozens of properties, turn them into the crappiest living spaces and then charge 700 quid a month to low-income or temp workers.

[@notheotherklaus]

I doubt UK government will go from rhetoric to actually clamp down on dirty money. There is simply too much to lose, for business, finance, lawyers and tax money. Much of the City is built on dirty money (Russian and other), and finance is the only major industry the UK has left. Instead there will be videos like these during the war against Ukraine to boost morale.

[@991ppdddd]

IS finance really the only major industry the UK has left???

[@Michael-gt2cf]

Well, they did exploited huge lands around the world and treated the natives inhumane, they also did drug deals as a country, they're also addicted with wars. Their image will always be this way

[@RAFIKIEI]

@@Michael-gt2cf “Addicted to wars”. Where are you from?

[@Michael-gt2cf]

@@RAFIKIEI I don't know how ignorant you are in real history. You should travel sometimes and ask the natives of different countries

[@jw7518]

this is what we call hypocrisy.

[@briancooper9983]

In America, holders of high office, generally become rich and their wealth reinforces their powerful place in government or as lobbyists. So the use of the word "oligarch" to evoke an alien, uniquely Russian baddie is disingenuous. This is a non-partisan comment so I won't name names. But if you've voted in an American election, you've probably voted for an oligarch.

[@mohamedAli-kj6fb]

"Baddie" 😆 😆

[@Mr_Phage]

Too right! I don't think people in general (let alone most Americans) realise we do not live in a true democracy, rather a democratically elected oligarchy. The democratic side becomes significantly less when you consider the impact lobbyists and wealthy people can have on government policy.

[@issataysissemali3203]

@@Mr_Phage you are free to choose... Free to choose a person, who will benefit from your poverty, and millions of people abroad. If that's a democracy, then we don't need a democracy like that

[@bigbarry8343]

and in india, pakistan, china? why is everybody picking on the west. at least in the west people noticed that mercantilism is happening and that it is wrong - for asia and middle east its a business as usual.

[@utkarshtiwari5584]

May I ask something, just because Russia and Ukraine are at war(pretty much West is financing it for Ukraine) how Russian money automatically becomes so called 'dirty money'? Double standards are appalling.

[@Spudandrowback7D]

because Russian government officials and others got it from robbing former soviet citizens of state industries

[@utkarshtiwari5584]

@@Spudandrowback7D Why it became dirty money just after beginning of war😂?. And everyone knows London is best city for money launderer and financial criminals from all over the world. So, is it only Russian money which is dirty?.

[@lflint3278]

If Prussia was an army with a country, Britain has always been a bank with a country.

[@indatext]

yep. And Russia is something else with the country.

[@steampunknord]

@@indatext Vodka with a country.

[@HitenMumbai]

Send those Indians who took away billions of dollars from India and hide in London enjoying life Why this protection???

[@anonymous134y]

it's racist to do it to a non-white race.

[@ekaterinakireeva3271]

Oh my goodness, when they will become tired of blaming Russia for everything?!

[@ramilatakishiev2746]

When you showed Tinkov's picture accompanying it with the word "oligarchs" I instantly knew how low the quality of this report is gonna be. Oleg Tinkov built his business on his own and has nothing to do with the Russian government.

[@kseniiaaverkina438]

Ну, конечно, а кто ему дал заработать в 90-е??) вернее спекульнуть. Видать сам Олеженька и пишет.

[@SquizzMe]

What a fitting end for a former colonizer. Colonized by foreigners from the inside.

[@nabeelhasan6593]

they are not colonised with just a single law they throw out every russian investor there is a difference

[@olajong2315]

Who spells like that? ‘Colonizer’? What’s that, an ice cream?

[@SquizzMe]

@@olajong2315 North American spelling. Read before you speak.

[@jakehall4493]

You think this is the end? You do realise we’ve confiscated Russian assets we encouraged them to buy. Now who’s on top. People been hoping for uk decline since the 1500s

[@selassietetevie4966]

@@jakehall4493 they will get their assets back, its only a matter of time and if they don't, I expect a lot of the British establishment to be visited by men with radioactive brollies

[@mikebarton]

I was at a compliance meeting, major bank in London, where a compliance officer thought the regulatory authority should be done away with as "we are more than capable of regulating ourselves".

[@MsRainingDays]

Telling

[@turnip5359]

The FCA ?

[@JacobKinsley]

"the free market will regulate itself!!1!"

[@marchileno]

Not only in London … well know fact that some people from Asia were paying for properties in Spain with suitcases full of CASH , yes …cash …not money from the bank or a bank transfer

[@ARIYANZA]

London - a city built on hundreds of years of colonization in Asia and Africa but act so pure, rich and innocent! Take away all those stolen assets that is worse than than the worst city in sub continent! Just check photos from 16th/17th/18th century london and compare them with Delhi/Dhaka/Lahore in the same time frame - you'll get the answer! Its like comparing a sewerage with a Palace! Also for more sources read English literature in that time frame for an authentic view!

[@warumdach738]

Mate you cant compare something that happened ages ago.

[@alexanderr3098]

Same as Paris and Brussels. Build out of bleeding Africa for centuries.

[@MrBITSian]

@@warumdach738 why not mate? Truth hurts?

[@myra1683]

@@MrBITSian it's 21 century, something change in our world since then, at least we all think so

[@DeBattousai]

Yea all the materials, resources, slaves from outside. UK is poor af

[@enriqueali]

"If Britain loses the world's trust"? Lol.... that ship sailed a long time ago!

[@evm6177]

🍷👍 I know right?! 🤦🏼‍♀️😆

[@arifuddin2172]

Yea totally

[@blairrobert3438]

Who cares? The world is ran via London/DC and NY. Everyone else is just a pawn.

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nordstrandmusicinternation9518]

Surprisingly good content considering its CNBC.

[@nikolaykolev9761]

"We have profited immensely from illegal/dirty money throughout the years, but now that we can't anymore we'll make sure no one else can".

[@martineden7075]

Sad truth tovarish

[@nikolaykolev9761]

@@martineden7075 Not everyone with a name like mine is russian btw.

[@gimmedavidb]

After home secretary Priti Patel signed the approval of Julian Assange's extradition request last week, nobody trusts the UK gov anymore. Hope the high court does the right thing, where British politicians have failed, and set Assange free. The man has suffered enough already.

[@safanamakhdoomable]

Agreed

[@Alephbeth17]

Damn this report reminded me of how Singapore getting richer from Indonesian corruptors' assets and money laundering related stuff.

[@yumikotanashi]

Would love to know about this any source which I can read

[@Alephbeth17]

@@yumikotanashi googling extradition agreement of Singapore and indonesia

[@johnyxxx12]

Alot of dirty money from Malaysia also keep in Singapore

[@blairrobert3438]

Singapore is smart that's why. They copied London.

[@marcuswalters8093]

I love how this was all presented as an unexpected outcome of policies in the 50's.

[@beachboy1683]

So well presented

[@Tokyodrift786]

This really shows why India's financial fraudsters or defaulters are both based in the UK.

[@skymaster4743]

And 90% of Pakistan's stolen taxpayer money is based in London. Corrupt parasites and their Neo-colonial enablers keep sucking the blood out of South Asia.

[@ethblock]

Yes still in British Slavery

[@radhika00240]

@@ethblock Britisher looting habits of indian money.

[@dreadfulbodyguard7288]

Most of Africa's, China's, Indian subcontinent's money is flowing in London via different channels. Indians and Pakistanis are biggest property holders in London

[@kelvinking4022]

This expose the dark side of London banking system.

[@jarednovel]

Members of the Royal Family and prominet British people also have offshore accounts in different places ..They must be very patriotic indeed

[@santiagocarreno5881]

That's 12 mil? Damn location is expensive af because where I live that would be a big apartment but nowhere near 500k

[@leocrown8627]

I feel as though its important to point out that there is a difference between The City of London(where most of the dirty money is) and with London itself

[@dominicdmello7531]

No. Nothing will be done about dirty money in UK. They harbour enough despots, financial thieves and their money. That money is going nowhere.

[@offred6013]

Wealth looted from India during British Raj is reflected in british infrastructure . I wonder if young brits r even awre of the loot.

[@RRaymer]

This is not right. Most of this came from the post WW2 boom. Development of financial services for the modern world. This property is new, not old, likely came from services sale to European firms.

[@jdjdbsbsbsnskdkdjx5641]

@@RRaymer exactly. Where do you think the money for the industrialisation came from. It came from british colonies like the Americas, africa and india. The british have looted up to 45 trillion dollars from india between 1840-1947. Even today, most of uk's reserves is made of colonial money made from exploiting india and slaves in africa .

[@TheTruthVision]

@@jdjdbsbsbsnskdkdjx5641 oops! Too much truth. I think you burst that person’s imaginary bubble!

[@matthowells6382]

@@jdjdbsbsbsnskdkdjx5641 The old 45 trillion nonsense being trotted out by Indian nationalists again haha. That’s more than the entire global economy back then lmao, you can use the brits as an excuse for your shitty country if you like but it’s not gonna make it any better

[@jdjdbsbsbsnskdkdjx5641]

@@TheTruthVision hope so

[@germanpolarbear]

Would love to know how much time was spent framing up / timing shots to happen right as luxury cars seemly passed by at random. Would be a funny behind the scenes video.

[@molliem8192]

Unfortunately this is probably been happening all over the world. Take for instance Canada my home country and all the properties bought up in Vancouver and surrounding area Toronto and surrounding area. BC government overlook the fact that it was reported decades ago that it was laundered money buying up the properties are still not doing anything about it

[@dukebubblebutt5256]

Vancouver and Toronto became China town already

[@pedroroque8681]

Loooool The irony in this video. Nothing will change, ever. This is how the system survives.

[@nicktrevi2990]

If a wealthy person is western, we call him Tycoon, like Berlusconi, if he’s Russian, he is an oligarch, like Deripaska.

[@becomingbetter6359]

Europeans aren't a fan of Berlusconi either. Most people are aware that both often belong to the group of rich, sexual perverts. No difference.

[@johnnyguitar2929]

Oligarchs got their wealth through kleptocracy. Western billionaires largely got their wealth by competing in the marketplace.

[@dealensky]

@@johnnyguitar2929 and by owning slaves in their factories and corporations

[@issataysissemali3203]

@@johnnyguitar2929 you forgot millions that they earned through colonization, slavery, slave trading, genocide of local population, and so on. Look at Elon Musk for example. A billionaire with parents who own emerald mines, and got most of their wealth during apartheid in South Africa, and you'll get the point. It's not about market competition, it's about enslaving labourers, and robbing the countries

[@issataysissemali3203]

@@dealensky capitalism at it's best. Sadly most people don't realize where this wealth came from 🤷

[@johngamerschlag7001]

How to steal individual money and assets by declaring their money dirty. It is just institutional theft of an individual’s property without a day in court.

[@nizamuddinahmadaali3244]

Nawab Sharif’s money in London banks serving Her Majesty’s country. Any thoughts on this issue of Pakistan’s tax money.

[@donaldmwenesi4964]

The English knew about this right from the start,. Back then foreign money was god, and it still is, but the spotlight is not,.

[@aaronthokchom]

A very refined modern way to loot. It's hard to get over some old habits.

[@kasunrathsara6331]

Great reply

[@easphone8357]

Who wants to get over anyways?

[@parshinnaidoo2478]

I dont see how this is a crime by foreigners! All blame should be on British Policy. And why does the virgin islands and other British territories have a different set of financial laws ?

[@anikettripathi7991]

Enjoying and hardworking always choose different paths and approach. Enjoying always choose everything against hardworking and sensibilities. Hardworking never choose currupt/antinational activities.

[@a3b36a04]

Imagine selling out your country's wealth, emigrating so no one could get you and getting screwed by the one you sold it to.

[@TheTruthVision]

Lol sounds like many African politicians/presidents

[@iamhardwell2844]

these russian billionaire literally migrate to london to avoid Putin then england backstab them

[@nowyouknow8352]

Oligarch = a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence | Last time I checked, not only Russia but several other countries have such individuals (from EU, USA, Africa, Asia) | Being Russian and rich does not always mean that you are corrupt, can call Putin at 2am or that you are a criminal with dirty money...

[@myra1683]

The answer is in taxes and how almost all postsoviet oligarch get their money in 90-s (and it never was legal)

[@buravan1512]

@@myra1683 RUSSIAN who got very Rich in 90's were not many... when PUTIN took power in late 99, RUSSIA had only 7 Billionaires... today RUSSIA is the home for 121 BILLIONAIRES. OLIGARCHS are not even more that 4 today...

[@earthandwind820]

@@myra1683 The oligarchs are largely a product of the shock therapy/extreme privatization the western elite pushed in 90’s Russia, especially American and British ones. They were right there looting russias wealth too. Now they pretend they didn’t play a part in it.

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

ironically Ukraine has a much bigger oligarch problem than Russia, relatively speaking

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

That 12m house probably costs about 500,000 in Scotland. No way id have that place for 12m id expect a mansion for that much

[@mugambikarugu843]

the hypocrisy of the highest order!

[@perthkraya3209]

When was Britain a trusted jurisdiction?

[@wesleysanders8570]

Since, idk like 1600+ ? Did you notice the industrial revolution? the rise of the West? It seems you may have missed a few lessons about how the world got to how it is today, ie the history of the last 500 years.

[@trocustar3450]

@@wesleysanders8570 after 1600+ Britain become coloniser that's the whole reason world will forever hate Britain and expect downfall of Britain.

[@kingofracism]

@@wesleysanders8570 these people are blinded by their hatred of British colonialism lmao

[@distantraveller9876]

@@wesleysanders8570 1600 was a long time ago pal. The world is not the same.

[@william_SMMA]

@@distantraveller9876 that's the same argument all you descendants of slave masters and colonialists use

[@fijianz1]

its as if british and American dont invest questionable money elsewhere.... Including in Australia and New Zealand

[@blairrobert3438]

Expand on this please?

[@fijianz1]

I'm talking about real estate and infrastructure.. we don't allow foreigners to easily buy real estate but the English countries are exempt and park their money in realestate whilst the governments largely ignore the money Laundering rules that apply to everyone else but them.

[@umerzia687]

whatever they may say, London and Dubai are in competition to attract as much dirty money as possible.

[@rahulporal]

Britain calling it "Dirty Money". I'm now sure they invented Irony

[@--Skip--]

GB has known about this dark side since the 1990's but allowed this dirty money in and price the upper middle class out. Shameful.

[@earthandwind820]

Lol The USA and UK helped create those oligarchs while ordinary Russians saw their social nets collapse and they starved. At the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia had some of the most valuable companies in the world worth trillions of dollars and the western elite with their select Russian circle looted the hell out of them, along with pushing shock therapy on the population that was all shock and no therapy

[@vivarevolution3527]

London and swiss Bank has lot in common like evil money is safe and sound in both things

[@mannymany4423]

True. Swiss bank that allowed the ill-gotten wealth of Marcos family of the Philippines. Billions of dollars were involved.

[@blairrobert3438]

Boo Hoo. Add in NYC as well.

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

True exactly

[@wokeupnotwokeup]

who decided that their money are dirty and why people think that they can steal someone’s property??!

[@Yanallure]

Exactly

[@seanoreilly1832]

Jeremy Clarkson brought this problem up 15 years ago

[@manjunathmnm]

But without that illicit money London will be just another very normal European cuty !

[@geesonbabu2304]

The entire country is built out of blood money, not just London

[@arsalanmirza3411]

Napoleon Bonaparte: Britain 🇬🇧 is a land of shopkeepers 😂

[@leonaero8]

Freaking amazing bro

[@kalimike3248]

you forget to mention the central role that the so called "central bank in the city of London" plays in this international "shady" business...

[@carlospe7]

Sooooo…you’re telling me that only Russia does money laundering 🤔

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Albanians too

[@sakura613]

They mentioned a few other countries briefly. The guy said they shouldn't just focus on Russia because it's not just coming from there.

[@chandrashekharkumarbhagat3900]

They are pure like nun 😝

[@marialourdesnavidad2137]

No wonder people are poor Silas miner is Uk Book, dont ever wonder

[@TheMadara05]

British is saints

[@muhsinmansoor]

Well well. Nice content

[@abraxas1983]

my thoughts go to the regular people in London who are honest people, pay taxes but cant afford to buy real estate in London as the prices are just insane…i hope that hybrid work helps those to find better places to live in the UK or in Europe? Berlin is a great tech capital if you work in the tech industry…and definetely cheaper and more liberal than London

[@rajantrs1]

Uk is leading among many countries built on loot... With open loot drying up , it has chosen to become a repository of slush bucks...

[@slappycrappy9942]

London has long history of bad people doing bad things and they still rule over the world through banking system but are as ruthless as ever. Not the people of London but the rich owners of there politics

[@lukapejovic8097]

Spain, Belgium, UK and Nederlands are last countries in this world that should talk about dirty money…😂

[@susettemclachlan8765]

Thé city of London is the headquarters for international dirty money deals and has been FOR A VERY LONG TIME

[@ObservingtheMatrix]

I’ve been working in luxury and fashion since about 2005 and I’ve just been wondering when this would happen. When people talk about rising rents and all this new luxury real estate - a lot of it is used to stash the money of the wealthy. It’s the same thing for Birkins. They just want an easy place to park their money. That’s why most of these places are empty 90% of the time

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Yes Yes! I'm actually happy about the rise of NFTs as it's another way for them to store money in something without having to snatch up all the real-estate square footage that our city desperately needs.

[@chrisnewman7281]

That house looks familiar like it was on Grand Designs about 20 years ago

[@TheSibyjohn]

No wonder UK can’t afford to pay for its nurses and doctors… pathetic government… Time to give a chance to Mr Starmer.

[@meyergaelle8108]

Uk is flooded with black money from overseas 💵💵💵💰💰😂

[@creativecolourful4664]

Living standard is Awful in Uk right now, Prices are sky rocketing, people don’t have money to eat to pay for Energy and fuel prices. AWAFUL

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

Agreed

[@christinalynn8143]

It isn't entirely worth the time invested in analysis of the roots, the long roots of relationship, years of business exchange and interaction over about a war that's been ongoing yet also just started. The point it seems is more prevalent in realizing there are individuals who deserve to face war crimes charges and individuals who may need to have their pockets shaked out.

[@archtie]

Enjoy Watching. Thank you

[@emadalruwishan8305]

She said : amazing! That’s wt we can expect from 12 million bounds!!! For a tiny living room lool! At most of the world you would buy a castle and ranch in half of this amount!

[@kate-luna6373]

Exactly, it’s a joke… 12mill , crazy people.

[@truthalonetriumphs6572]

She was trying to sound very knowledgeable

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

😂😂😂britain rip off

[@doogiechen2726]

Xi jinpin daughter Changed her surname and became citizens of USA. Xi jinpin 3 sisters used their mother's surname migrated to America, Canada and Australia. They are super richest and living in a luxury life style.

[@HShango]

Xi mingze?

[@TomNook.]

I consider that a weak point. Can easily be used against him.

[@kirthak100]

They must be trillionarie

[@yukas1ngas]

What is your source? I read that Xi Mingze is living in Beijing from 2015

[@ivarsmatisons]

Paldies par informaciju…

[@ub4079]

Let me put it this way There are other citizens in UK where their income is questionable... From mid east....

[@jeonlyxoxo]

Arrive in London with dirty c..orrupt money, and you will be most welcomed. But oh please, never ever arrive dirty in a dingy crossing the channel, as a war refugee, or escaping persecution. You will be demonised and sent home by some Britishers.

[@elivegba8186]

Sad😢

[@lachlanbrown409]

Why don't families get sent over? Instead of single men - many with no qualifications?

[@seankavanagh7625]

Sent to Rwanda now actually

[@jw7518]

I wonder why the western countries all in the sudden think the Origarch moneys are dirty and feel like seizing them like no tomorrow, not to mention the questionable legal practice of all these actions. why now? why didn't they feel like doing it before the military action in Ukraine? All in the sudden, that gives them the right to seize personal properties? what are the bases?

[@ezrathegreatconqueror]

“Oligarchs” in Russia are what “entrepreneurs” are called in the West

[@dhoraray1310]

Your English is poor, all of a sudden...

[@wesleysanders8570]

Because suddenly, a european state (Russia) has attacked another sovereign state and endangered everything that the modern world has tried to build- peace and security. Russia's actions are intolerable in Europe of the 21st century, and i'm SO glad to see that wide swathes of Europe have viciously struck back at Putins regime. The sooner Putin and his cronies die/are brought down the better for the world.

[@wesleysanders8570]

@@ezrathegreatconqueror No, there's a big difference- in Russia NO ONE who is very wealthy is truly able to be independent of Putins mafia government. Also, many Russian oligarchs seized their wealth in the collapse of law and order in the 1990s - using connections to buy up huge swathes of the countries previously state owned industries, against the interests of the Russian people.

[@thecollector5243]

I was actually wondering the same...

[@galrod64]

Russian people are very happy with UK clamp down on these oligarchs. Nobody in Russia feels sorry for them. 🤣🤣🤣

[@abutube5400]

excellent.

[@bonniesharky6738]

Why are you taking private property from someone, just because there were born in a different country? Isn't that discrimination? Hypocrites, and thieves.

[@nikolamilinovic1230]

Aaah Britain: always there to rob you blind and then moralise you😀

[@ryshamoo]

This is a nice show UK doesn't really want to get rid of all this dirty money or else their economy will collapse🤷

[@reno.zed1]

You get why so many rich people wanted to leave the EU right? Less control and freedom to do what they want...

[@kfwfb534]

The old money/political class in the UK will do anything to be able to send their kids to the same boarding schools they went to, even wrecking a city if it pays the bills

[@blairrobert3438]

I have disdain for the upper classes but that is very naive. Humanity is dirty. London and NYC are just the best at cleaning the filth.

[@asnark7115]

Not if they're like everyone else's oligarchs. They couldn't care less about their own kids, and have sold the next generations' future so they could live like their envied counterparts in developing and oil nations.