Londongrad episode 2: The Royal Borough of Ke...

There comes a moment in any successful invasion of a country when you can no longer hide, your plans have to become obvious. It’s a moment of jeopardy but if you can get through it - as Alexander and Evgeny Lebedev did in Britain when they bought first the Evening Standard and la ...  Show more

Years of warnings about Russia’s intentions had gone unheeded; discounted as scaremongering. But then came the invasion of Crimea, and the end of any doubts. In spite of it all, the Lebedevs' ascent in London continued, and so did the extraordinary parties. Subscribe to Tortoise+ ...  Show more

Britain’s capital is packed with foreign capital, in particular the Russian kind. We ask what it is about London that <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/05/05/londongrad-is-falling-down?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_cont ...

Britain’s capital is packed with foreign capital, in particular the Russian kind. We ask what it is about London that <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/05/05/londongrad-is-falling-down?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_cont ...

Since the collapse of the USSR, London has become the city of choice for Russian oligarchs.

In this episode, we'll explore how the UK's capital welcomed Russian money and why London became nicknamed "Londongrad".

Google says it will spend $1bn to purchase its office building in London, Katie Martin explains why Ken Griffin selling a $1.2bn stake in his Citadel Securities is a big deal, and FT investigation correspondent, Tom Burgis, describes a British industry that caters to glob ...