How Russia abuses Britain’s legal system, with the activist Vladimir Ashurkov

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🗓️ 5 April 2022

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As the EU and UK debate further sanctions on Russia after evidence of massacres by Russian forces in Bucha, north of Kyiv, Ailbhe Rea speaks to the exiled opposition campaigner Vladimir Ashurkov.

They discuss how London got its reputation for hosting the world’s dirty money, why it took so long for the UK to take the threat posed by Vladimir Putin seriously and how Russia uses corruption to undermine world order.

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0:31.6	Hello, I'm Alva and you're listening to the New Statement podcast.
0:35.9	On today's episode, I'm delighted to be joined by Vladimir Ashurukov,
0:39.7	a member of our ex-Cina Valneys anti-corruption party based in London.
0:43.1	I'm very pleased to be joined on today's New Statement podcast by Vladimir Ashurukov.
0:56.1	Mr Ashurukov is a Russian opposition politician currently living in London.
1:01.2	In 2011, he and Alexina Valney, who you've almost certainly heard of,
1:06.6	a prominent figure in the Russian opposition movement, established the nonprofit anti-corruption
1:11.7	foundation of which Mr Ashurukov is an executive director. In 2014, as a result of
1:18.8	politically motivated criminal persecution by Russian authorities, Vladimir Ashurukov moved
1:23.8	to London and he received political asylum in 2015 and he's now a very well-placed figure to
1:30.9	comment on Russian law fair from a British perspective and what can be done about it in the UK.
1:36.6	So welcome to the podcast Vladimir. Thank you for having me, Alva.
1:41.2	It's great pleasure, Vladimir. Just before we get into the current situation and what can be done
1:49.2	in Westminster to tackle aspects of Russian corruption, it would just be great to hear what
1:54.3	motivated you to get involved with Alexina Valney's party and the journey there.
1:59.9	Sure, my career has been in finance investments and I was working as an executive in a large
2:06.7	Russian investment company called Alpha Group, which was headed by one of the
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