Sanction shock to Russian oligarch Abramovich

In a written statement from the UK government, it was announced that the assets of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich were frozen, transactions with individuals and businesses in the UK were banned, and travel bans and transportation sanctions were imposed. In the statement, "Abramovich has shares in steel companies Evraz and Norilsk Nickel and also owns Chelsea FC. In 2005, he sold 73 percent of the Russian oil company Sibneft to the state-owned gas giant Gazprom for £9.87 billion. Net worth of an estimated £9.4 billion. He is one of the few oligarchs to stand out under Putin in the 1990s." According to the statements made, all financial activities of Chelsea, including football player transfers and ticket sales, were prevented. In a statement, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "There can be no safe haven for those who support Putin's brutal attack on Ukraine. Today's sanctions are the last step in the UK's unwavering support for the Ukrainian people. Those who enable the killing of civilians, the destruction of hospitals and the illegal occupation of sovereign allies. We will be ruthless in pursuing him." Abramovich handed over the management of the club to the board of trustees of the Chelsea Foundation due to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. Russian billionaire Abramovich became the owner of Chelsea in 2003 by paying British businessman Ken Bates £140 million. Chelsea ended their 50-year longing for the title by winning the Premier League in 2005 after high-paying transfers during the Abramovich era. During Abramovich's term, the "Blues" won the Premier League and FA Cup five times, and the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League twice.

It was decided to freeze the assets of seven Russian oligarchs worth 15 billion pounds

The British government also announced that it had decided to freeze the assets of seven Russian oligarchs in the country and ban their travel. In the statement made by the government, other oligarchs against whom sanctions will be imposed include En+ Group shareholder Oleg Deripaska, Rosnef Chief Executive Igor Sechin, VTB Bank Chairman Andrey Kostin, Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller, Chairman of Russian public company Transneft working in the energy pipeline field, Nikolai Tokarev, and Bank Rossiya. Dmitri Lebedev is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. In the statement, which stated that the oligarchs in question are the closest names to the Kremlin, it was reported that the value of the total assets to be frozen reached approximately 15 billion pounds. In the statement, it was noted that in addition to the freezing of all assets of the 7 oligarchs, they are prohibited from traveling to the UK and doing business with their companies by any British company or citizen.