Roman Abramovich

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Who is Chelsea owner and oligarch Roman Abramovich? From ... (Irish Mirror)

The Chelsea Football Club owner came under scrutiny for his alleged connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which led to the UK government ...

A Chelsea spokesperson said: "he has been trying to help ever since." However, one member of the four experienced no adverse effects. Mr Abramovich's lawyers have said there is no basis for alleging he obtained his substantial wealth through criminality. In 2000, Mr Abramovich was elected as governor of a relatively poor region of Russia, Chukotka. He gained popularity after he invested some of his own money to better the social services in the area. In 2003, he made a name for himself in Eastern Europe after he decided to buy Chelsea for £140m. In a rigged auction in 1995, he seized the oil company Sibneft from the Russian government for around $250m (€225m). He then sold it back to the government for $13bn (€11bn ) in 2005.

Roman Abramovich took ill after Kyiv peace talks (RTE.ie)

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich was among a group who suffered symptoms consistent with poisoning after attending peace talks in Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials poured cold water on the report. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to elaborate. The WSJ said Mr Abramovich met President Volodymyr Zelensky on the trip, but the Ukrainian leader was not affected and his spokesman had no information about the alleged incident.

Spotted: Roman Abramovich pictured at peace talks on Tuesday in ... (Independent.ie)

Roman Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey having recovered from suspected poisoning during his attempts to aid peace talks over the war in Ukraine.

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Chelsea FC owner temporarily lost eyesight and was hit by other symptoms along with two Ukrainian negotiators.

Chelsea owner resumes peace talks after 'symptoms of suspected chemical weapons poisoning' (unknown)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has travelled to Turkey for peace talks; Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators reportedly suffered symptoms including piercing ...

They said Abramovich, along with two Ukrainian officials, suffered symptoms that included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, peeling of skin on their faces and hands as well as some sight loss. "Of course, Roman Abramovich is trying to rehabilitate his public image. He was slapped with sanctions from both the UK and the EU as a result of his previous closeness and ties with the Kremlin and [Putin] himself. "An alternative less likely hypothesis was use of microwave irradiation. The symptoms did not abate until the morning. A Bellingcat investigator was asked to help provide an examination by chemical weapons specialists.

Why is Abramovich playing peacemaker after Russia's invasion of ... (The Guardian)

In photographs released from the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, one face stood out, smiling as the negotiations got under way. Sanctioned ...

After the visit during which Abramovich fell ill, he returned again for another trip to the Ukrainian capital, said the source. However, he did not mention Abramovich’s visits to Kyiv, or his own purported meetings with the oligarch. In Kyiv, Abramovich is seen as, at the very least, a serious interlocutor who has Putin’s ear. Abramovich settled with Belton after her publisher agreed the book would acknowledge this was not a statement of fact. Grozev has a record of uncovering poisoning attempts, including identifying the Russian hit squad that allegedly poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in 2020. These reports are not true … it is necessary to strongly filter the flow of information.”