forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. and more than a million people are gathering on the streets of london for pride, as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, from russia with blood. are legal loopholes allowing russian criminals to launder dirty money? jim fitzpatrick follows the cash. money is just like clothes. the dirtier it gets, the more it needs washing. and there s a lot of dirty money in the world. an estimated two trillion in us dollars gets washed each year. but money laundering is no domestic chore. it s the economic engine of terrorism. ..the drugs trade. ..dictatorship. .. ..and war. and where do international criminals go when they need their money cleaned 7 in recent years, it s often been northern ireland. it s thanks to secret little northern ireland companies that allow criminals across the world to make a clean killing. they re called northern ireland lim
is it russian money? jovo, how are you? jim, good to see you. thanks for taking the time. i m meeting journalist jovo martinovic, a specialist in reporting the region s politics and crime. montenegro is known for, uh, weak rule of law, lousy regulations when it comes to money laundering. since montenegro became independent, with the russian help, a lot of money came from russia. we re talking about billions. and, of course, with russian money came political influence and everything else i mean, organised crime, intelligence services, and so on. his work as a journalist has, at times, cost him his liberty. he s been jailed twice and is waiting for the supreme court to clear his name on drugs charges he believes were politically motivated. his case has been supported by many international journalist and human rights organisations.
jovo, how are you? jim, good to see you. thanks for taking the time. i m meeting journalist jovo martinovic, a specialist in reporting the region s politics and crime. montenegro is known for, uh, weak rule of law, lousy regulations when it comes to money laundering. since montenegro became independent, with the russian help, a lot of money came from russia. we re talking about billions. and, of course, with russian money came political influence and everything else i mean, organised crime, intelligence services, and so on. his work as a journalist has, at times, cost him his liberty. he s been jailed twice and is waiting for the supreme court to clear his name on drugs charges he believes were politically motivated. his case has been supported
developers building apartments on the adriatic coast, in this small balkan country. but montenegro, populationjust 700,000, is a surprising place. it is a member of nato, but has strong political ties to russia. it s not in the eu, but it wants in, and uses the euro as currency. and it s laundered euro, 275,000, that bought one apartment from irish property developers here, that is the focus as i follow the sergei magnitsky blood money trail. i want to find out more about celtic properties d00. and i also want to find out who is behind the purchase of apartmentj6a. is it russian money? jovo. jim. good to see you, thanks