Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is among seven Russian nationals added by the British government on Thursday to its list of individuals under sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine.
Recently announced, the sale of the club has also been suspended.
“Oligarchs and kleptocrats have no place in our economy, nor in our society. With their close ties to Putin, they are complicit in his aggression,” said British Chancellor Liz Truss.
These sanctions entail freezing assets, banning transactions with British individuals and companies, and banning travel.
“In view of the important impact that today’s sanctions would have on Chelsea Football Club and the possible repercussions, the government this morning issued a license to allow a range of football-related activities to continue at Chelsea,” the Executive said in a statement. communicated.
“This includes permissions for the club to continue playing matches and other football-related activities, which in turn will protect the Premier League, the football pyramid in general, loyal fans and other clubs,” he added.
“The asset freeze restrictions also apply to all entities that are owned, or controlled, by Roman Abramovich. This means that Chelsea Football Club is now also subject to an asset freeze, under the UK financial sanctions. “, added the government.
The sanctions also affect Abramovich’s former business partner, Oleg Deripaska, the director general of RosneftIgor Sechin, eo presidente da Gazprom, Alexei Miller, among others. The bank director completes the list. VTBAndrei Kostin, the hydrocarbon distributor TransneftNikolai Tokarev, eo do Banco RussiaDmitri Lebedev.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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