CHERIE BLAIR'S LINK TO ROGUE BUSINESSMAN

Charity backer 'helped Russia'

- AMY SHARPE

CHERIE Blair's charity has links with a firm sanctioned for its alleged ties to Russian cash.

Dubai-based John Desmond Hanafin and his company Huriya Private are alleged to have helped Russia since it invaded Ukraine.

The US accuses him of facilitating movement of Russian cash into the UAE via Huriya and procuring sham passports for Russian clients.

Now it has emerged Huriya funds 50 mentoring scholarships for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.