Roman Abramovich

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MP Huddleston comments on Chelsea, Abramovich and responds Jordan's comments (unknown)

UK sports minister Nigel Huddleston insists the sanctions placed on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich are not designed to hurt the club's fans.The Blues.

We are doing everything to ensure Chelsea can operate. Huddleston added: “What needs to be understood is that there will be sanctions. We want to make sure the sanctions hit those who are aimed to be hit, and not others.”

Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel questions Boris Johnson's 'priorities' after Prime Minister's urges end to chant (unknown)

Thomas Tuchel on Boris Johnsons call to Chelsea fans urging them to stop Roman Abramovich chants: I dont know if fan chants being discussed in Parliament ...

"We have to focus on our matches and that's all we can do. Of course, we are in the spotlight and it is our responsibility to do so. "We are professionals and sometimes a situation like this can happen. What we can do is to play good football and try to give the fans a smile in this situation. "There are restrictions and we have to deal with it. "But we will deal with it.

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Thomas Tuchel calls out Boris Johnson over criticism of Roman ... (Irish Examiner)

Thomas Tuchel has questioned Boris Johnson's “priorities” after the Prime Minister urged Chelsea fans to stop chanting for owner Roman Abramovich.

“There are restrictions and we have to deal with it. “But we will deal with it. “We owe it to the people who support us. Of course, we are in the spotlight and it is our responsibility to do so. When quizzed on Johnson’s call on Chelsea fans, Tuchel replied: “I just heard about it some minutes ago. There are adjustments in the amount of staff, who is travelling, how many rooms we have in hotels and how we arrive at matches.”

EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich (ABC News)

The European Union has imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia.

He had put the club up for sale amid growing calls that sanctions be imposed on a person the government has labeled a “pro-Kremlin oligarch” linked to “destabilizing ... undermining and threatening” Ukraine. The sanctions on Abramovich are also affecting his soccer club. The broadcaster said he paid around $250 million for Sibneft, before selling it back to the Russian government for $13 billion in 2005. “He has therefore been benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilization of Ukraine." This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth.” The European Union has imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich officially sanctioned by EU due ... (Irish Mirror)

The West has continued to crank up the pressure on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as the EU has confirmed it has imposed fresh sanctions on the Russian ...

Barclays have also suspended the club's bank account and there's a possibility the Blues could face financial armageddon between now and the summer due to the precarious situation. He is a major shareholder of the steel group Evraz, which is one of Russia ’s largest taxpayers. This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth.

Abramovich arrives in Moscow, flying in from Israel via Turkey (The Times of Israel)

Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow early Tuesday morning after a short stop in Turkey, Reuters confirmed, hours after the Russian-Israeli oligarch was ...

Every day, our journalists aim to keep you abreast of the most important developments that merit your attention. Its announcement did not specify what would become of this money. Authorities in Italy, France, and other countries have impounded several luxury vessels. Yad Vashem announced last week that it was suspending a newly announced “strategic partnership” with Abramovich, weeks after it said he had pledged an “eight-digit donation” to strengthen its endeavors in the areas of Holocaust research and remembrance. Lapid said Monday that Israel was working to ensure that the country’s financial institutions do not make possible the circumvention of crippling sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The British foreign secretary welcomed Israel’s announcement on Monday that it would not allow Russians to circumvent sanctions, in a tweet attached to a claim by an Israeli reporter that Foreign Minister Yair Lapid had committed to comply with international sanctions.