A deluge of Western sanctions has fallen on Russia’s elite. How are its billionaires fighting to get their money (and yachts) back? And how are investigators following the money?
One of the Britons returned in a prisoner swap said he wished he had died fighting off Russian-backed militants.
The Russian billionaire made London the hub of his fortune after the demise of the Soviet Union. But his foothold there is becoming increasingly tenuous.
British ministers believe time is running out and are understood to be flatly refusing the prospect of more negotiations allowing Roman Abramovich to claw back funds.
Was the oligarch poisoned while trying to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia? If so,it would only be the latest twist in Abramovich’s bizarre history.
Abramovich,sanctioned by Britain and the EU this month,was said to have shown symptoms including peeling skin on his face and hands,and red teary eyes.
Kai Havertz defied Newcastle fans’ chants of “No noise for the bankrupt boys” to save face for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The leader of the Jewish community in Porto has been arrested amid an inquiry into how Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtained Portuguese citizenship last year.
With a wage bill running into the tens of millions every month,analysts estimate Chelsea have enough cash in the bank for just two more Premier League fixtures.
The Chelsea FC owner and six other prominent Russians face a full asset freeze and travel ban,and are prohibited from transacting with UK citizens or businesses.