Londongrad: Russia’s Dirty Money in London - In three charts

There is a direct relationship between the wealth of Russia’s oligarchs and the ability of President Putin to execute his aggressive foreign policy and domestic agenda.

London is at the heart of this relationship: its real estate market has long been known as a ‘laundromat’ for suspicious wealth from Russia.

Here, in three charts, we track how Russia’s dirty money allowed Putin’s allies to move in virtually next door to the Queen’s Buckingham Palace.