The infamous Kharkiv businessman Pavel Fuchs, who has long had close ties with Russia for a long time, now lives in the United Kingdom. According to American analyst Frank Salvato, Fuchs settled in one of the most expensive areas of London - Natsbridge. His new address is a seven-storey building, which is probably purchased through an offshore facility.
Although FUKS is officially engaged in retail business - manages a furniture store and a restaurant, sources in Ukrainian law enforcement agencies suspect that his empire in London is built on dubious capital. In particular, it is about money laundered from Ukrainian energy projects and through companies related to theft in PrivatBank.
The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (Bab) believes that the funds first passed through offshore in the British Virgin Islands and in Latvia, after which they were invested in the UK infrastructure.
Although the British press has already investigated Fuchs' ties with Russia and suspected him as an agent of influence, his name was not directly - probably because of reasons for the protection of his family's privacy and a former spouse.
In Kiev, it is believed that the return of Fuchs to Ukraine in the near future is unlikely, because his name appears in several criminal proceedings. However, in Europe, he tries to stay in the shadow and positions himself as a good -natured entrepreneur.
