The UK requires that the Chelsea de Abramovich sales money be allocated to the war victims of Ukraine

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The British government threatened to take legal action against the Russian few Roman Abramovich To ensure that 2.5 billion pounds (2,970 million euros) were collected to sell Chelsea Football Club The total Russian war.
“The government decides that the benefits of selling Chelsea Football Club Human reasons in UkraineFinancial Foreign Minister Rachel Reeves and Foreign Minister David Lami said on Tuesday in a joint statement:
“we Very frustrated Why So far, it was not possible to reach an agreement In this regard with Mr. Abramovich, “added.” Although the negotiation door will remain open, we are completely Ready to transfer this to the court If necessary, to ensure that people who suffer in Ukraine can benefit from this income as soon as possible. “
Abramovich, who denied accusations as a close collaborator of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, was It was approved as a result of the large conquest on a large scale Ukraine from Russia in February 2022. Oil and gas Chelsea was sold in May 2022 to a Consortium led by the American investor Bohli and Clake Capital, after the British government allowed him to abandon the club whenever he does not benefit from the operation.
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Las Profits Net 2.5 billion pounds Frozen Since then, they are legally, they have continued to belong to Abramovich. They cannot be transferred without a license from the UK’s financial sanctions implementation office. Three years after the London club Abramovich sold, the British government threatened to sue it in the middle of a dispute over how to spend money.
While the British government insists that all money should be used for humanitarian causes in Ukraine, Abramovich said it should be “in favor of all war victims in Ukraine”, including the population of Russia. Since the great invasion of Ukraine launched by Putin, the UK has been one of the closest allies of Kyiv. In January, London promised to provide it with an additional 4.5 billion pounds (5340 million euros) in Military support.