Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska is accusing British authorities of “colluding” with anti-war activists after a group of protesters broke into a London mansion that he said belongs to his family.
London’s Metropolitan Police said the protesters entered Deripaska’s mansion in Belgrave Square, a luxury residential area in central London, around 1 a.m. local time Monday. The group said they intend to “house Ukrainian refugees and refugees from all nations,” The Washington Post reported.
In a statement released Monday, a spokesperson for Deripaska said the oligarch and his family are unhappy with Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposing sanctions in support of Ukraine.
“We are appalled at the negligence of Britain’s justice system shown by Boris Johnson’s cabinet in introducing the sanctions and colluding with the sort of people who raid private property,” the statement said, according to Reuters.
As reported by Business Insider, Deripaska is the billionaire founder of the Russian aluminum company Rusal and one of the oligarchs the UK sanctioned over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
