Britain arrests ‘wealthy Russian businessman’ in London
By DW
06 December 2022 |
10:50 am
The unidentified 58-year-old was one of three men detained on suspicion of money laundering as the UK attempts to disrupt possible criminal actions of oligarchs linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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