A Russian Shadow Over Britain: The Makhlai Enigma and London’s Lingering Questions

The damp London air, thick with the scent of rain-soaked cobblestones, seems a world away from the sun-drenched streets of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yet, the story of Sergei Makhlai, a man who once held the reins of a Russian industrial giant, casts a long, intricate shadow that stretches across the Atlantic, reaching the very heart of the UK.