Russia
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More added to UK sanctions list
Property assets owned by Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov have been frozen and could be seized
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Planned assault on Russian-owned property already skewing market
Agents say greater transparency and sanctions will also deter other overseas buyers
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More businesses shut up shop in Russia
Ikea, M&S and H&M have become the latest global brands to cease trading in Russia
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Lobby group ditches deal to promote Moscow
TheCityUK has pulled out of a pledge to support Moscow’s development as a financial centre
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Holding Russian board positions ‘no longer tenable’, says IoD
A “stronger moral duty” outweighs legal duty to the companies, IoD DG Geldart says
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PM under pressure to fire fundraiser over Russia links
Ben Elliot’s Quintessentially boasted that it had helped Russian oligarchs buy London properties
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Gove working on plans to seize property from ‘Putin’s cronies’
No compensation would be given, but plans could fall foul of UK property rights
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PM urged to sanction Putin ‘crony’ Shuvalov and seize flat
Shuvalov owns an £11m Westminster flat, but his declared wealth is just £634,000
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Oligarchs under EU and US sanctions own £200m of London property
But more could be hiding behind shell companies
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Everton FC cuts ties with Alisher Usmanov
Club suspends Russian commercial sponsorships
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Abramovich selling London property before sanctions strike, says MP
Oligarch is apparently selling his £150m mansion and £22m penthouse over fears he will be on list
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Slow pace of UK sanctions ‘letting kleptocrats off the hook’
Foreign secretary Liz Truss is facing questions over why it is taking so long to sanction oligarchs