LONDONGRAD: How London Became the Oligarchs’ Favorite Address—and Why Evicting Them Has Proved So Complicated

In November of last year, somewhere in the gray waters off the Irish coast, a Royal Navy submarine did something unusual: it surfaced. This was not an emergency. The vessel rose deliberately, positioning itself within clear view of the Yantar, a Russian ship that Western intelligence agencies have long suspected of mapping undersea cables—the fragile … Continue reading LONDONGRAD: How London Became the Oligarchs’ Favorite Address—and Why Evicting Them Has Proved So Complicated