The company behind the national lottery was borrowing millions from Kremlin-owned banks when it won the UK’s largest public-sector contract, the Guardian can reveal.
Russia’s two largest lenders, VTB and Sberbank, were part of a syndicate that agreed to lend up to €640m (£545m) to Allwyn in 2020, two years before the pan-European gaming specialist was named the “preferred bidder” for the £6.5bn lottery contract.
It seems the Russians have infiltrated our political system, our financial system & now the lotto- how have our politicians & secret service allowed this to happen?
So… do all the winnings need to be confiscated in order to pay for the Ukraine War ?
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The company behind the national lottery was borrowing millions from Kremlin-owned banks when it won the UK’s largest public-sector contract, the Guardian can reveal.
Russia’s two largest lenders, VTB and Sberbank, were part of a syndicate that agreed to lend up to €640m (£545m) to Allwyn in 2020, two years before the pan-European gaming specialist was named the “preferred bidder” for the £6.5bn lottery contract.
It seems the Russians have infiltrated our political system, our financial system & now the lotto- how have our politicians & secret service allowed this to happen?
So… do all the winnings need to be confiscated in order to pay for the Ukraine War ?