The Russia-tied French billionaires opening UK's first historical theme park – explainer

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French company Puy du Fou is planning a £600m history-themed park in Oxfordshire. A Guardian investigation has found the company continued working with associates of Konstantin Malofeyev, an under-sanctions pro-Kremlin oligarch, on plans for a theme park in Russian-occupied Crimea for longer than it had previously disclosed and later explored projects in Iran and China.Business reporter Rob Davies explains his findings, including documents that raise questions about whether Puy du Fou’s activiti