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Following the impasse between Ukraine and Russia, a British member of Parliament has asked that Chelsea owner, Abrahamovic be stripped as the owner of the club citing the war declared on Ukraine by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
According to a report by the Daily Mail, Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich is reported to have been effectively barred from living in Britain ever again as he is named as one of the ‘key enablers’ of Vladimir Putin’s regime.
On Thursday morning Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine, which led top some world leaders to impose sanctions on the ruthless Russian leader Russian individuals who are ‘of concern’ to the British government
Abramovich has denied any strong links to Putin and won a court case against publisher HarperCollins last year over the publication of a book about the Russian President, that claimed he ordered Abramovich to buy Chelsea in 2003.
However, despite that, the 55-year-old remains ‘of interest’ due to any links he may have to the Russian government, and there have now been calls for him to lose the ownership of Chelsea.
Labour MP Chris Bryant said he had seen “a leaked document from 2019 from the Home Office which says in relation to Mr Abramovich – ‘As part of HMG’s Russia strategy aimed at targeting illicit finance and malign activity, Abramovich remains of interest to HMG due to his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.’
“That is nearly three years ago and yet remarkably little has been done in relation.
“Surely Mr Abramovich should no longer be able to own a football club in this country?
“Surely we should be looking at seizing some of his assets including his £152 million home? And making sure that other people who have had Tier 1 Visas like this are not engaged in malign activity?”
By:Ghbase
