Roman Abramovich He remains at the center of controversy in England despite parting ways with Chelsea following the sale of the club to an American billionaire Todd Boehley. The tycoon, who was forced to move the entity in the context of sanctions against Russian oligarchs, promised that he would almost donate. €3 billion of the 4,930 brought in by the Chelsea transfer, which he bought in 2003.
however, Chris Bryantlabor deputy, denounced today that the money, which had to be deposited in an account in the United Kingdom for later transfer, still belonged to Abramovich, a friend of Vladimir Putin. Bryant’s intervention took place during a question session at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the House of Commons.
Foreign Minister Rehman Chishti, although he spoke about the assets of Russian oligarchs and companies that were frozen, replied that he could not speak about “specific cases”, an answer that did not pleasing Bryant. “Nonsense”, shouted the deputy.
Abramovich was involved as intermediary in the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. He has been criticized because he will ask -as a kind of bargaining chip- that he will not accept sanctions, although the Ukrainian government appreciates his role in establishing humanitarian corridors.
Source: La Verdad
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