{"id":360616,"date":"2026-07-13T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-london-become-a-russian-oligarch-hub-fareed-explores\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:00:06","slug":"how-did-london-become-a-russian-oligarch-hub-fareed-explores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-london-become-a-russian-oligarch-hub-fareed-explores\/","title":{"rendered":"How did London become a Russian oligarch hub? Fareed explores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YRH4Je_cblo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did London become a Russian oligarch hub? Fareed explores\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YRH4Je_cblo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In 2019, a 19-year old man\u2019s body was discovered on the banks of the River Thames in central London. His parents connected with investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, who dug into the mystery surrounding his death. <\/p>\n<p>What he found was a dark interconnected web: Russian oligarchs, London\u2019s underworld and teenage stories of grandeur. CNN\u2019s Fareed Zakaria talks to Keefe about his investigation and his subsequent book about the case.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 What was behind a mysterious death in London?<br \/>\n5:50 Why did London become a hub for Russian oligarchs?<br \/>\n9:53 What lessons can parents learn from this?<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#News #fareedzakaria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, a 19-year old man\u2019s body was discovered on the banks of the River Thames in central London. His parents connected with investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, who dug into the mystery surrounding his death. What he found was a dark interconnected web: Russian oligarchs, London\u2019s underworld and teenage stories of grandeur. 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