How British Savers Finance Putin’s Russia
In Salisbury, where a former spy and his daughter were found poisoned, people own a stake in Russian assets.
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The quaint English city of Salisbury, known for its medieval streets, picturesque cathedral and bus tours to Stonehenge, has found itself on the map of international intrigue after a former Russian spy and his daughter were found poisoned on a park bench.
Yet there’s a link with Russia that predates the sinister events that unfolded this month. It places Salisbury at the intersection of espionage and finance and exposes the scale of the challenge the U.K. faces if it wants to land a serious blow on a freshly re-elected President Vladimir Putin, whom it accuses of orchestrating the attack with nerve agent.