we should say that we invited evgeny lebedev to join us on the i evgeny lebedev to join us on the programmeunderwhelming, i would say. he came across as a rich _ underwhelming, i would say. he came across as a rich man's _ underwhelming, i would say. he came across as a rich man's son. _ underwhelming, i would say. he came across as a rich man's son. i _ underwhelming, i would say. he came across as a rich man's son. i did - across as a rich man's son. i did not hang out with him. we had one meeting ahead of time. we did not start off very well because he approached newsnight and it was part of his transformation of a party boy into a much more serious figure in the british public life. he approached us with a suggestion for approached us with a suggestion for a collaboration and they called me “p a collaboration and they called me up and asked if i wanted to do a collaboration who had secured a incredible interview with the belarusian president. who doesn't normally do interviews. i thought it was... i had no desired to do a collaboration with evgeny lebedev. to cole valley mayor putin him

there was a question about why evgeny lebedev seemed to have such good access to borisjohnson. have explored this question. take us back to the beginning. in 2009, alexander lebedev bought the london evening standard for £1. his son become publisher. and then a year later they bought another one. tell us a little bit more about that. so we released the podcast before the sunday times released their article. it was commissioned in december. back then we thought it was going to be a colourful profile of evgeny lebedev and his father and how they use the papers to build friendships with celebrities. and politicians as well like borisjohnson. it was kind of an influence machine that they ran with these newspapers. but of course the reporting changed character in february when russia invaded ukraine. we started looking more closely at other aspects of this family. when it when it comes to the owning of these newspapers. lebedev senior owned various bits of media in russia. is that more than just a business decision and how did you read the way they bought into the british media? it i

there was a question about why evgeny lebedev seems to have such good access to borisjohnson. u've explored this question too. take us back to the beginning. in 2009, the russian businessman and former kgb agent alexander lebedev bought the paperfor £1. and then a year later, they bought another one. tell us a little bit more about that. so, we release the podcasts on the monday before the sunday times followed it up, and it was commissioned in december. back then, we thought it will be a colourful profile of evgeny lebedev and his father, and how they use the newspapers and how they use it to build friendships with celebrities. and politicians as well like borisjohnson. it was a kind of — almost like an influence machine that they ran with these newspapers. and through the parties. but of course, the reporting change character in february when russia invaded ukraine. so we started looking more closely at other aspects of the lebvedev's when it when it comes to the owning of these newspapers. lebedev senior owned media bids in russia. as in some other oligarchs. is that more th

so, i first became aware of the relationship between boris johnson and evgeny lebedev about ten yearshe mayor of london's gift and hospitality register that he declared a trip to italy, paid for by lebedev, and i thought that was a curious thing at the time, because it wasn't in his official diaries, hadn't been announced in any way. so i started to ask questions about it, but it wasn't really picked up by anyone else at the time, even when it sort of later appeared that this was an annual enterprise. he kept on being sent out there, and even several years after that, when we learnt about this trip in 2018, when he ditched his security detail and attended this party, and it wasn't really picked up on many other news organisations, so i was interested in it, i submitted some freedom of information act requests just to see — just kind of a fishing expedition, really, to see how this relationship was built between boris johnson and lebedev. and i obtained all of the correspondence them, all of the formal correspondence between them right back from the start of their relationship in 2009

evgeny lebedev is well known as the owner of the evening standard newspaper, he is a close friend of at the comments he made were not true. where does this leave the prime minister? i think it leaves him facing a lot more questions actually about what went on in this process and whether he directly intervened to make sure that his friend lord lebedev was given a seat in the house of lords. mr lebedev continue to be asked questions as well, that are from a statement published in his evening standard newspaper, which said that he was not a security risk and that he was not a security risk and that he was not a security risk and that he was a proud british citizen, we have not had any direct response from him. ~ . , . . from him. saudi arabia and the united arab — from him. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, - from him. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, that - from him. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, that is i from him. saudi arabia and the - united arab emirates, that is where dominic raab was standing in for him at prime minister questions. this is at prime

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. >> reporter: and in this london newspaper, one oligarch's son, evgeny lebedev, pleaded with the russiandent to "save the world from annihilation." the financial pressure is really about undermining support for vladimir putin. >> absolutely. among rank-and-file russians, as well as the oligarchs who help control the economy. >> reporter: even before russia invaded ukraine, this $100 million yacht, believed to be putin's, left a german port for safer russian waters. >> he's a former k.g.b. agent, and he has worked his entire career to appear, on the surface, to be the common man, when below the surface, it's apparent that he has significant wealth stored. >> reporter: former government officials and outside experts tell cbs news that cutting off putin's energy revenue is key, but this is an area where both the u.s. and our allies are vulnerable. further disruption of the energy supply could send prices even higher, norah. >> o'donnell: just fascinating. catherine herridge, thank you. well, tonight, a cbs news poll finds more than 60% of americans say the u.s. economy is in bad shape. a ma

at the weekend, the sunday times reported that newspaper owner evgeny lebedev was made a peer despites of the oligarch kids and their swanky homes around the world. but why is it only now that the mainstream press has put the oligarchs in the spotlight? what has stopped them before? just some of the big questions for my guest today. they are, paul caruana galizia, who is a generalist behind a new podcast for tortoise media called lebedev: lord of siberia. adam bienkov is political editor at the byline times. laura kayali is tech corresponded at politico.

. >> reporter: in an east london newspaper one oligarch's son evgeni lebedev plead ed with th russiano "save the world in annihilation." >> the pressure is about abandoning surmt for vladimir putin. >> absolutely. among rank-and-file russians as well as oligarchs who help control the economy. $100 million yacht believed to be putin's left a german port for safer russian waters. >> he's a former kgb agent and he has worked his entire career to appear on the surface to be the common man when below the surface it's apparent that he has significant wealth stored. >> reporter: former government officials and outside experts tell cbs news that cutting off putin's energy revenue is key, but this is an area where both the u.s. and our allies are vulnerable for the disruption of the energy supply could send prices even higher. >> that was catherine herridge reporting. >>> with the eyes of the world focused on ukraine, the u.s. is also paying close attention to some simmering conflicts in africa, where at least 18 different terrorist organizations are now operating. thousands of americans are s

. >> reporter: and in this london newspaper, one oligarch's son, evgeny lebedev, pleaded with the russian president to "save the world from annihilation." the financial pressure is really about undermining support for vladimir putin. >> absolutely. among rank-and-file russians, as well as the oligarchs who help control the economy. >> reporter: even before russia invaded ukraine, this $100 million yacht, believed to be putin's, left a german port for safer russian waters. >> he's a former kgb agent, and he has worked his entire career to appear, on the surface, to be the common man, when below the surface, it's apparent that he has significant wealth stored. >> reporter: former government officials and outside experts tell cbs news that cutting off putin's energy revenue is key, but this is an area where both the u.s. and our allies are vulnerable. further disruption of the energy supply could send prices even higher, norah. >> just fascinating. catherine herridge, thank you. >>> there's a lot more news ahead on the cbs "overnight news." when i get a migraine, i shut out the world. but wi

the sunday times claims that, in 2020, british intelligence assessed that giving a peerage to evgeny lebedevened. sir keir starmer has called for a parliamentary committee to investigate, but the deputy prime minister said there was no evidence to do so. there is a very strict and stringent process when anyone is granted a peerage. i don't know the facts of the case — i wasn't involved in it — but i do know that it was applied very rigorously in this case. downing street said all individuals nominated for a peerage were done so in recognition of their contribution to society, and all peerages were vetted by the house of lords appointments commission. earlier this week, lord lebedev added his voice to the condemnation of the attack on ukraine. in his paper, the evening standard, he issued a personal appeal to vladimir putin to stop the war. helen catt, bbc news. the home office in the uk has said "around 50" visas had been given the green light under the ukraine family scheme as of 10am. some 5,535 online applications have been completed and submitted online and 2,368 people had booked a visa