“They bring their funny money from Russia through Cypress into the Riviera…” Cypress, as in the tree? Wow, those Russians are pretty smart if they can route their money through wood & leaves.
Surely its time for an investigation into the connection between Russian money, Boris Johnson and the Conservative party. How on earth does Evgeny Lebedev end up in the House of Lords.
My wife’s father fought for the Germans in WW2! I clearly shouldn’t have married her.
Peta Seel
2 years ago
Well $1000 billion will certainly solve a lot of France’s weighty fiscal problems so that’s a good electioneering stunt. Whether or not France actually gets to hang on to them all, or where they ultimately end up, is another matter altogether.
Francisco Menezes
2 years ago
The French should realise that if you seize a holiday home your Russian oil well gets seized in retalliation. A holiday home costs money, an oil well makes money. Undoubtedly, the houses will be sold to Chinese billionaires. After all, those are pillars of society.
Ian Stewart
2 years ago
A wee silver lining to the war and sanctions is that we won’t need to hear and work around the Russian boors at the better holiday resorts, much worse than the yanks.
Sean Meister
2 years ago
Dirty money gets thrown around only because our feckless Elite are happy to recieve it. Only when it becomes socially unfashionable to their elite friends do they start to show only slight remorse. Meanwhile I’m sure those happily taking Igor Kolomoisky’s money aren’t complaining.
D Ward
2 years ago
I believe the 6th EU anti-money laundering directive is to be issued shortly. It makes you wonder about the point of it all, doesn’t it?
“They bring their funny money from Russia through Cypress into the Riviera…”
Cypress, as in the tree? Wow, those Russians are pretty smart if they can route their money through wood & leaves.
Yes, I spotted that too! Does no-one edit anymore?
But it’s correctly spelled!
Surely its time for an investigation into the connection between Russian money, Boris Johnson and the Conservative party. How on earth does Evgeny Lebedev end up in the House of Lords.
Like anybody else does, influence. What’s wrong with that as long as they don’t rock the democratic boat, like they did with Brexit.
Oh…so it’s just the Tories is it? Get real.
My wife’s father fought for the Germans in WW2! I clearly shouldn’t have married her.
Well $1000 billion will certainly solve a lot of France’s weighty fiscal problems so that’s a good electioneering stunt. Whether or not France actually gets to hang on to them all, or where they ultimately end up, is another matter altogether.
The French should realise that if you seize a holiday home your Russian oil well gets seized in retalliation. A holiday home costs money, an oil well makes money. Undoubtedly, the houses will be sold to Chinese billionaires. After all, those are pillars of society.
A wee silver lining to the war and sanctions is that we won’t need to hear and work around the Russian boors at the better holiday resorts, much worse than the yanks.
Dirty money gets thrown around only because our feckless Elite are happy to recieve it. Only when it becomes socially unfashionable to their elite friends do they start to show only slight remorse. Meanwhile I’m sure those happily taking Igor Kolomoisky’s money aren’t complaining.
I believe the 6th EU anti-money laundering directive is to be issued shortly. It makes you wonder about the point of it all, doesn’t it?