He wants to give the "injured Russians": Abramovich refused to allocate £ 2.3 billion in Ukraine - the media

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich refused to transfer to Kiev the money from the sale of the Chelsea Club, journalists write. The British government did not approve of its desire to allocate some of the funds "victims of the war of the Russians. " The £ 2. 3 billion received from the sale of Chelsea's football club more than a year ago may not reach Ukraine, and Kiev may never see them at all. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich did not sign an agreement on the transfer of these funds to Ukraine.

He substantiated his decision with the need to transfer some of this money to the "Russians affected by the war. " But the British government did not agree to such a step, so Abramovich's accounts remain frozen, writes Daily Mail. Roman Abramovich wants a significant part of the money to get "Russians affected by the war. " But the UK government will not agree with this, until sanctions have been imposed on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

The most interesting thing is that Roman Abramovich himself is under Western sanctions and at the same time should give permission to transfer funds to Ukraine. Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea football club last year. A billionaire from the US Todd paid the club £ 2. 5 billion, but 2. 3 billion remained after the cost associated with the agreement.

The Russian oligarch's press service, citing its boss, then stated that Abramovich wants the money to be transferred to the charity "for the needs of the victims of the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine". The sources of the Daily Mail in the UK Foreign Ministry have confirmed the existence of such a problem. According to them, the Foreign Minister James Kleverli said he could not guarantee the transfer of money to Ukraine in the near future.

According to Kleverla, the UK government wants to make sure that the money will go to Ukraine. Sources in the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reported that the money had to be received last year, but now it is hoped that they may come before winter this year. But there is no guarantee so far that it will happen at all. Currently, £ 2. 3 billion remains in the UK with a frozen Fordstam bank account controlled by Abramovich.

At the same time, the country's Foreign Ministry has not yet given green light to transfer money. The Daily Mail writes that Kleverly has stated that the Fund created to manage these billions is not ready to receive funds. As the Washington Post wrote earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin purchased an apartment in Israel through Roman Abramovich offshore accounts.