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Why do so many Kremlin propagandists own property in degenerate , immoral Western countries ?

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Two main reasons:

They don't trust the Russian economy; it's been slowly failing for decades;

There's these things called "Golden Passports" and "Citizenship by Investment" that makes travel super easy for people & families with multiple large foreign investments.

I've been reading how Xi & Putin agree that "The West" is fading. Although there may be some truth to that, it's plain to see that Russia is fading faster and farther than The West. Rich Russians don't want to be around when Russia sinks too low.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@ElwoodBlues While China is rising...

A less likely pair of allies would be hard to imagine, as their ideologies and economies are so opposite (in theory at least), but I suspect more self- than mutual- interest in both Russia and China.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@ElwoodBlues It's also because the London property market is obscenely valuable to invest in and because western livestyles offer more (to those who can afford it) than you can ever get in Russia

They see themselves as an international elite and act accordingly. Britain has low taxes and asks few questions about where the money comes from.

Russian billionaires donate to the UK Conservative party and one of them owns Chelsea FC. That is the tip of the iceberg though.