The British government announced this Thursday that it has frozen the assets of the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, owner of the chelsea football clubfor the “close relationship” he has maintained with the Russian regime “for decades.”
The Executive of London published today a list of seven other oligarchs to whom it imposes sanctions for his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to the invasion of Ukraine. This measure prevents Abramovich from continuing with the sale of the football club.
“This relationship has included obtaining a financial or other material benefit through Putin or the Government of Russia,” London explained in a statement about Abramovich, who has also imposed a travel ban to the United Kingdom.
The Russian billionaire bought Chelsea in 2003 for an amount close to 100 million euros and since then it has become one of the leading teams in Europe, with 18 titles, including two European Cups.
After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, The oligarch has put the London club up for sale.
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnsonassured today that there “can be no safe havens” for those who support Putin’s “fierce aggression against Ukraine.”
“The sanctions announced today are a further step in the UK’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people. We will be relentless in pursuing those who enable the killing of civilians, the destruction of hospitals and the illegal occupation of sovereign allies,” Johnson stressed.
His Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, also indicated that these measures “demonstrate again” that the “oligarchs and kleptocrats” have “no place in our economy or society”, since “they are complicit in this aggression due to their close ties with Putin “.
“His hands are stained with the blood of the Ukrainian people. They should be ashamed,” added the head of British diplomacy.
Among those sanctioned are also Igor Sechin, CEO of the Rosneft company, and Oleg Deripaska, with shares in the En+ group and whose fortune is estimated at more than 2,000 million euros.
These sanctions, which The UK has already applied to more than 200 people and entities for their links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.include the freezing of assets, the prohibition of carrying out transactions with British individuals and companies and the impossibility of traveling to the country. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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