With more Sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs Britain responds to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Roman Abramwoitsch is also affected, still owner of Premier League club Chelsea FC. Accordingly, Abramovich’s assets were frozen, transactions with British private individuals and companies are forbidden to him. He was also given a travel and transport ban.
There must be no safe havens for those who supported Putin’s vicious attack on Ukraine
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted as saying in a statement. Abramovich is said to be close to Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin, which he denies.
Chelsea FC are granted a license for the time being so that “football-related activities” can continue. The government said the intention was to prevent the sanctions from harming the football club. Allowing Chelsea to continue playing their games protects the Premier League, football as a whole, loyal fans and other clubs. The license is checked regularly.
The sanctions also affect En+ Group shareholder Oleg Deripaska, Rossiya Bank Chairman Dmitry Lebedev, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin and VTB Bank CEO Andrey Kostin. According to “Spiegel”, the sanctions are about a Total net assets of 15 billion euros.
Source: Stern
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