Roman Abramovich

The Russian-Israeli billionaire put the Blues up for sale on March 2, with some fans continuing to chant his name.

“We owe it to the people who support us. “There are restrictions and we have to deal with it. “But we will deal with it. When quizzed on Johnson’s call on Chelsea fans, Tuchel replied: “I just heard about it some minutes ago. Chelsea owner Abramovich has been sanctioned by the Government after Downing Street claimed to have proven the 55-year-old’s links to Vladimir Putin. Chelsea owner Abramovich has been sanctioned by the Government after Downing Street claimed to have proven the 55-year-old’s links to Vladimir Putin.

As Roman Abramovich was hit by more sanctions, the BBC last night laid out for the first time exactly how he made his money, including allegations of ...

The Chelsea owner was spotted at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport in Israel on Monday before the plane linked to him flew to Istanbul.

Scores of Russian oligarchs and politicians allied to Vladimir Putin will be hit with fresh UK sanctions on Tuesday after MPs passed tougher laws to crack down on dirty overseas money. Mr Abramovich was hit with an asset freeze and travel ban by the UK last Thursday because of his alleged close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he disputes. It could not be confirmed if Mr Abramovich boarded the flight to Istanbul or the one from Istanbul to Moscow.

The EU has imposed sanctions on the boss of anti-war protester Marina Ovsyannikova at Russia's Channel One, along with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for ...

Reporting like this is vital to establish the facts, who is lying and who is telling the truth. We know there is no substitute for being there – and we’ll stay on the ground, as we did during the 1917 revolution, the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s, the collapse of 1991 and the first Russo-Ukrainian conflict in 2014. Greater numbers of people can keep track of the global events shaping our world, understand their impact on people and communities, and become inspired to take meaningful action. Roman Abramovich is among 15 individuals newly targeted by the EU after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: John Sibley/ReutersRoman Abramovich is among 15 individuals newly targeted by the EU after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: John Sibley/ReutersThe EU has imposed sanctions on the boss of anti-war protester Marina Ovsyannikova at Russia’s Channel One, along with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for his “very good relations with Vladimir Putin”.Konstantin Ernst, the chief executive of the state-controlled TV channel, and Chelsea football club’s owner are among 15 individuals newly targeted by the EU, according to the agreed text. On Abramovich, the EU said that it was following the UK in imposing sanctions as he had “long and close ties to Vladimir Putin”, adding that he had “privileged access to the president, and has maintained very good relations with him”.“This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth,” the EU text says. Our correspondents are on the ground in Ukraine covering the war, as well as throughout the world, delivering round-the-clock reporting and analysis during this perilous moment. And we provide all this for free, for everyone to read. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war.”She has been arrested and her whereabouts are unknown.The EU’s legal text on its fourth round of sanctions describes Ernst as being “responsible for organising and disseminating anti-Ukrainian propaganda of the Russian authorities”.It notes that he has “also received the highest state awards, including the orders For Services to the Fatherland, the Order of Friendship, letters of appreciation and prizes from the government and the president of the Russian Federation, as well as the medal ‘To the participant in the military operation in Syria’”.Sheynin, who worked alongside Ovsyannikova, is said to be a “a Russian propagandist and presenter of talkshow Vremya Pokazhet (“Time will tell”) on the state-controlled TV Channel One”.The text says: “He made statements in support of the illegal annexation of Crimea and recognition of the independence of the so-called Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics. Tens of millions have placed their trust in the Guardian’s fearless journalism since we started publishing 200 years ago, turning to us in moments of crisis, uncertainty, solidarity and hope. It’s our job at the Guardian to decipher a rapidly changing landscape, particularly when it involves a mounting refugee crisis and the risk of unthinkable escalation. In his live broadcasts, Sheynin promotes ethnic hatred between Ukrainians and Russians, denies the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and slanders Putin’s opponents in Russia.”It adds: “Talking about 24 February 2022, the day of the Russian full-scale unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, Sheynin stated that the Russian operation in Ukraine was inevitable and its purpose was to force the Ukrainian authorities to maintain peace.”Also included on the list is Tigran Khudaverdyan, the executive director of Yandex, the Russian-language search engine and web portal.Yandex’s former head of news, Lev Gershenzon, accused the company earlier this month of being a “key element in hiding information” from Russians about the war in Ukraine.According to the EU, the company has been “warning Russian users looking for news about Ukraine on its search engine of unreliable information on the internet, after the Russian government threatened Russian media over what they publish”.Sign up to the daily Business Today email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDeskJosep Borrell, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, said: “This fourth package of sanctions is another major blow to the economic and logistic base upon which Russia relies on to carry out the invasion of Ukraine. The aim of the sanctions is that President Putin stops this inhuman and senseless war.”Shareholders in the Alfa group investment conglomerate, German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev, are also on the sanctions list.Some of Europe’s big industrial producers, including Germany and Italy, successfully won exemptions, however, so the export bans will not include iron ore, palladium and nickel.Poland and the Baltic States had battled to close down these exemptions, but lostout to a group of more conservative member states, including Germany, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria, according to diplomatic sources.“The ‘sanctionistas’, Poland and the Balts, are afraid the others are missing the sense of urgency, especially as rockets are landing near their borders,” one EU diplomat said.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has abruptly transformed the world. Abramovich was seen on Monday in a VIP lounge at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport shortly before a jet linked to him took off for Istanbul.Along with the extended list of individuals on whom asset freeze and travel bans are imposed the EU is also banning investments in Russia’s energy sector, as well as exports of finished steel products worth €3.3bn a year to the Russian economy and most luxury goods, such as precious stones, clothes and carpets, over the value of €300 (£252) and cars priced at more than €50,000.Other luxuries covered by the export ban are horses, caviar, truffles, wine, beer, spirits, tobacco products, leather products, handbags, clothing, clocks, watches, works of art, musical instruments and sports equipment.There is also a transaction ban with nine Russian state-owned enterprises, though none of them are in the oil and gas sector, and the EU has prohibited the rating of the country and its companies by credit rating agencies.Brussels has made a discernible effort to squeeze individuals and entities that have aided Putin in spreading his message about the invasion of Ukraine.RT and Sputnik have already been prohibited from broadcasting within the 27 member states and the inclusion of Ernst and a presenter Channel One, Artyom Sheynin, in the EU list has added poignancy after the protest by his colleague on Monday evening.Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, had burst on to the set of the live broadcast of the nightly news, shouting: “Stop the war.

Officials said the oligarch had 'privileged access' to Vladimir Putin, and this connection 'helped him maintain his considerable wealth'.

The sanctions on Abramovich are also affecting his football club. This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth”. The EU included the Russian oligarch in its updated list of individuals facing an asset freeze and travel bans over their role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Boris Johnson has outlined new sanctions on Russian oligarchs living in the UK, with Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich among them – here's where Abramovich ...

That is why I am today giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation the stewardship and care of Chelsea FC. The impact of sanctions on Abramovich, now labelled a “a pro-Kremlin oligarch” by the UK Government, will now see the attempted sale of Chelsea put on hold while Abramovich’s assets are frozen. Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea FC, has been sanctioned over his ties with Vladimir Putin in the UK’s stepped up sanctions on oligarchs accused of having the “blood of the Ukrainian people ... on their hands”.

Roman Abramovich was spotted at Ben Gurion international airport in Lod - near Tel Aviv, Israel - on Monday evening and his private jet has since landed in ...

Pick up your Daily Mirror every day of the Cheltenham Festival for a FREE £2 shop bet with William Hill which can be used on any of the sporting action! Abramovich is planning on selling Chelsea and it's believed a number of consortiums are interested in completing a deal. It's believed Abramovich met with former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Moscow on Thursday evening to find a way to stop the war. “We recognise the strength of feeling around people’s clubs but that does not excuse behaviour which is completely inappropriate at this time," said a spokesperson for prime minister Boris Johnson when asked about the chant. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has already said the country will "not be a route to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other Western countries". The severity of these sanctions are yet to be known.

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.

The European Union has hit Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich with financial sanctions as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia.The EU on Tuesday.

That led to Chelsea requesting on Tuesday for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors “in the interests of sporting integrity”. On Tuesday evening, UEFA said: “UEFA is fully committed to always implementing relevant EU and international sanctions. This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth”.

Thomas Tuchel has questioned the British government's priorities after critisicm of Chelsea fans singing Roman Abramovich's name.

"As long as we have shirts and are alive as a team, we will be competitive and fight hard for our success. This is just a professional level of sports, where we play with two days between matches with our opponent having four days between matches and we arrive with the possibilities of injuries. "There are restrictions and we have to deal with them," Tuchel said. Regarding these organisations, it is already more difficult to arrange things on a professional level, in the best way possible, for the FA Cup. But we will deal with it. From my understanding, we have a framework to go and play in Lille with absolutely no excuses. "I don't know if fan chants being discussed in parliament means that we have to worry about the priorities of this government.

Roman Abramovich appears to be on a mission to get his assets out of Europe as sanctions tighten. His superyacht Solaris, worth £430m, is heading south, ...

"Can the government allow an entity to fail? Its primary condition is that Abramovich does not financially benefit from any sale. Israel currently has no sanctions on Russian oligarchs, and the billionaire owns property in the country. His shares on the London stock exchange cannot be sold and won't pay dividends, and he can no longer benefit from the planned £3bn sale of the club. He was photographed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Monday afternoon before flying for a brief stop in Istanbul; Turkey is another possible safe destination for Russian money. The British government is open to a sale and wishes to minimalise impact on the club and its fans, but Chelsea is required to approach the government with a proposal before a new licence is granted.