UK moves to potentially set its sights on Russian oligarchs
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60203200
bbc.co.ukPosted Jan 31, 2022, 8:12 PM UTC
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bbc.co.ukGood! Now, we will see how loyal these oligarchs are to Putin. With the threat of losing their foreign assets and ability to travel outside Russia, perhaps Putin will be over thrown.
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Oligarchs in London hopefully.
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Worldwide, the US and UK can freeze and confiscate all their assets and their relatives assets (including children studying abroad) and heavily fine (billions) any company that doesn’t do proper KYC checks and does business with them, from airlines to hotels and banks.
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On what grounds? Just because they are Russian citizens? They have to first prove illegal source of income
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From the article:
The Foreign Office says the new measures will allow the UK to act "in lockstep with the US and other allies to freeze assets and ban travel".
"We will make sure that those who share responsibility for the Kremlin's aggressive and destabilising action will share in bearing a heavy cost," Ms Truss said.
"Their assets in the UK will be frozen. No UK business or individual would be able to transact with them. And should they seek to enter the UK, they would be turned back."
"Those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide," she added.
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“Potentially” …it will never happen. Oligarchs are bff’s with torries.
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“potentially” …it shall nev'r befall. Oligarchs art bff’s with torries
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Thanks Shakespeare AI.
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Why we didnt do this after Russia literally killed British citizens on the streets of Salisbury with banned chemical weapons, I've no idea. But glad to finally see talk of it.
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Go UK!!
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Putin just thinks he's the shit.
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The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.