UK imposes sanctions on Roman Abramovich over 'clear' links to Putin

[Uncle Joe]

Roman Abramovich, one of the world’s richest men, was finally subjected to sanctions by the UK government after ministers accused him of having “clear connections” to Vladimir Putin’s regime and being among a group of businessmen who had “blood on their hands”.

The owner of Chelsea FC was one of seven Russians worth up to £15bn who had their assets frozen on Thursday and were banned from travelling to Britain in a move designed to dramatically increase pressure on the Kremlin over its invasion of Ukraine.

The sanctions against Abramovich – years after campaigners first raised concerns about his ties to the Russian president – left the London football club in turmoil, with his plans to sell it frozen indefinitely.

After weeks of pressure to act more aggressively against the oligarchs who have made the UK their home, Boris Johnson said Abramovich had been targeted because of his links to Putin. “You have to have clear evidence that they are connected to the Putin regime, and that has been established. That’s why we are going ahead with the sanctions that we are,” he said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/10/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-roman-abramovich-over-clear-links-to-putin

[nycbos]

1. Took them long enough.

[Applan]

2. I always knew

Chelsea are a fucking Russian money laundering operation.