From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
The Roman Colosseum at the Puy du Fou theme park in France. The French company hopes to win planning approval for a £600m site in rural Oxfordshire. They also raise questions about the family’s willingness to work with other autocratic regimes.The documents reveal: Puy du Fou worked with Malofeyev’s company until August 2015.
- ▪The Roman Colosseum at the Puy du Fou theme park in France.
- ▪The French company hopes to win planning approval for a £600m site in rural Oxfordshire.
- ▪They also raise questions about the family’s willingness to work with other autocratic regimes.The documents reveal: Puy du Fou worked with Malofeyev’s company until August 2015.
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The Roman Colosseum at the Puy du Fou theme park in France. The French company hopes to win planning approval for a £600m site in rural Oxfordshire. Photograph: Nathaniel Noir/AlamyExclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and ChinaBy Rob DaviesSun 2 Aug 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIn February 2014, thousands of “little green men” – Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms – flooded into Crimea, seizing control of military bases and infrastructure.Their arrival marked the opening salvo of Vladimir Putin’s annexation of the peninsula, an operation that ultimately escalated into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.In the months that followed the Crimean incursion, Washington and…
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