Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev (L) walks with an unidentified aide as he leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev (L) walks with an unidentified aide as he leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev (L) walks with an unidentified aide as he leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Russian-British businessman Evgeny Lebedev leaves the House of Lords in London on May 19, 2022. - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been facing new scrutiny over his 2020 appointment of the Russian-born newspaper baron to the House of Lords. Longstanding speculation about Johnson's friendship with Evgeny Lebedev -- whose father was a KGB officer -- has revived since Russia invaded Ukraine. Lebedev, who has British citizenship and also owns the Independent newspaper, denied in March that he was a security risk or "some agent of Russia". (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)