Britain Moves to Crackdown on Russian ‘Dirty Money’

“Britain will intensify a crackdown on what Prime Minister Boris Johnson called ‘dirty money’ by introducing the government’s Economic Crime Bill to parliament on Monday, a step brought forward in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Reuters reports.

“The much-delayed legislation comes as many opposition lawmakers and those in the governing Conservative party have called on Johnson’s government to do more to stop the flow of Russian cash into London, dubbed by some as ‘Londongrad.'”