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UK imposes sanctions on Roman Abramovich over ‘clear’ links to Putin

Chelsea FC owner one of seven Russians to have assets frozen and be accused of ‘having blood on their hands’

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Roman Abramovich, one of the world’s richest men, was finally subjected to sanctions by the UK government after ministers accused him of having “clear connections” to Vladimir Putin’s regime and being among a group of businessmen who had “blood on their hands”.

The owner of Chelsea FC was one of seven Russians worth up to £15bn who had their assets frozen on Thursday and were banned from travelling to Britain in a move designed to dramatically increase pressure on the Kremlin over its invasion of Ukraine.

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