Protesters occupying Russian oligarch’s London mansion 'make peace with getting arrested'

The four men, who initially told reporters there were five of them, have been sitting on the edge of the balcony, surrounded by police both inside and outside the building, for more than an hour

People occupying a mansion belonging to a Russian oligarch. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

Four protesters who have been surrounded by police on the balcony of a central London mansion owned by oligarch Oleg Deripaska say they have “made their peace with getting arrested”.

The squatters broke into the property in Belgrave Square at around 1am on Monday and declared that it “belongs to Ukrainian refugees”.