A decade of departures: Moscow only city with worse millionaire exodus than London Economics If Knight Frank’s inaugural Global Cities survey was anything to go by, London had the world at its feet in 2013. Respondents to the property giant’s annual poll of global wealth advisers declared the UK capital—not Singapore, Geneva, or any of America’s embarrassment of global cities—the ‘most important city in the world’ to their ultra-high-net-worth [...]
Sanctions: Kremlin-linked oligarchs hit by UK regime on ‘grim milestone’ of war Politics The UK is extending its sanctions regime against Russia as it marks the “grim milestone” of the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Ministers have unveiled the largest sanctions package against Russia since 2022, with 107 new sanctions targeting Russian military supply chains, third-country supporters and revenue and profits fuelling the war chest and [...]
Russia expels UK diplomat over spying claim Politics Russia has expelled a British diplomat and accused him of spying. The UK’s ambassador to Moscow has also been summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The moves come amid escalating tensions between Moscow and western countries over Ukraine. The UK diplomat has had his accreditation revoked and must leave the country, news agency Tass [...]