Lebedev owning the Evening Standard was nothing more than an exercise in influence. Objectives fully achieved, with wide ranging implications for the British state and media. I can't imagine the black till of the Kremlin sees any point in putting more money into it.
A polity that was interested in protecting it's citizens interests would take steps to reverse and erase Lebedev's influence.
Lebedev owning the Evening Standard was nothing more than an exercise in influence. Objectives fully achieved, with wide ranging implications for the British state and media. I can't imagine the black till of the Kremlin sees any point in putting more money into it.
A polity that was interested in protecting it's citizens interests would take steps to reverse and erase Lebedev's influence.