Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal):🇬🇧🇷🇺 Russia is costing Britain up to £2.5 billion a year without firing a single shot. A report, cheekily titled "The Putin Tax," adds up Russia-linked cyberattacks on companies like Jaguar Land Rover and Royal Mail, damage to undersea cables, and the cost of cleaning up after all of it. Hacking alone accounts for nearly £1.5 billion. And that's only what could be counted, with the Labour MP behind the report saying the real number is likely far higher because the UK has no proper system for tracking it. As if domestic taxes weren't enough, now Moscow's taking a cut too. Source: FT / Writer: Julie

2026.10.07 10:10

🇬🇧🇷🇺 Russia is costing Britain up to £2.5 billion a year without firing a single shot. A report, cheekily titled "The Putin Tax," adds up Russia-linked cyberattacks on companies like Jaguar Land Rover and Royal Mail, damage to undersea cables, and the cost of cleaning up after all of it. Hacking alone accounts for nearly £1.5 billion. And that's only what could be counted, with the Labour MP behind the report saying the real number is likely far higher because the UK has no proper system for tracking it. As if domestic taxes weren't enough, now Moscow's taking a cut too. Source: FT / Writer: Julie