Author: Paul Brown and Will Neal

Paul Brown is a freelance investigative journalist with more than 20 years’ experience in the world of sport. Will Neal is a British freelance investigative journalist formerly based in Tbilisi, Georgia

30 July 2025

Mystery at the Heart of £1 Billion UK Legal Offensive Against Top Putin Ally

A sanctioned former Kremlin politician was sued for shares in his multi-billion-dollar fertiliser company. But why did a trio of companies with links to Russian interests in football get involved?

Paul Brown and Will Neal

Courts, Economics, Finance and Money, Football, Foreign Affairs, Georgia, Law, Lawfare, London, Russia, Sport, UK Politics

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Author: Paul Brown and Will Neal

Mystery at the Heart of £1 Billion UK Legal Offensive Against Top Putin Ally