Football England – Boris Johnson saves Abramovich and Chelsea

As part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several European countries and world bodies have decided to take sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s country.

In the field of sport, UEFA and several European clubs have also announced measures against Russia. In England, some MPs had even demanded that the government attack the Russian oligarchs who have taken up residence in the Kingdom to do business, invest, and also afford unassailable assets if the situation were to turn against them. in the country. For 20 years, Roman Abramovich, who took advantage of the transition from the former USSR to become a billionaire, has invested in Chelsea and made it a double European champion, with almost 2 billion euros spent. The owner of the Blues nevertheless saw, given the current situation, his name appear in the businessmen who could be subject to sanctions, and in particular deprivation or seizure of their property.

Chelsea is one of Abramovich’s English estates

But so far, Boris Johnson’s first moves against Russian interests in the UK have simply taken aim at the banking and technology sector, where many of Vladimir Putin’s close associates are located. Like Kirill Shamalov, who married and then divorced the daughter of the Russian president, and a few years ago became the youngest billionaire in Russian history. Roman Abramovich is therefore quiet for the moment, with in particular his house, the price of which amounts to 160 million euros, and of course the Chelsea club which he totally owns. A few years ago, Roman Abramovich was banned from England after diplomatic tensions with Russia, but he was able to circumvent this measure by adopting an Israeli passport. This time, the Russian offensive in Ukraine could well end up earning him a total ban on entering the Kingdom, while the businessman seems to have returned to Moscow in recent hours.