The Russian oligarch Abramovich can judge $ 3.2 billion and send them to support Ukraine - the media

This step took place after sanctions from the United Kingdom and the European Union for his relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin were imposed against the businessman. The $ 3. 2 billion received from the Agreement is still in a frozen account in one of the British banks. Any displacement or use of these funds is possible only with the permission of the management on the implementation of financial sanctions (ofsi), and currently did not receive such a license Abramovich.

For three years, the UK authorities have tried to reach a billionaire with the billionaire to send frozen funds for humanitarian support of Ukraine. However, without achieving the results, the government considers the possibility of a lawsuit in order to withdraw funds. Back in 2022, the UK government approved the creation of a charity fund, which was designed to direct assistance to Ukrainians - in particular in the fields of health, education and housing.

The initiative belonged to Roman Abramovich, who publicly pledged to transfer to the Foundation's needs all the net income received from the sale of Chelsea football club. However, the implementation of this idea has come across legal and sanction barriers. The British authorities, the European Commission and the Government of Portugal - the country whose citizen is Abramovich - they still try to reconcile the mechanism of transferring funds so as not to violate valid restrictions.

The negotiations are ongoing, but the question remains open: the legal status of frozen assets complicates their direct use, and now the search for legal ways to direct these funds for Ukraine's reconstruction is being conducted. Recall that at the beginning of March, the UK Foreign Minister David Lemmy promised to take "actions" to defrost £ 2. 3 billion ($ 2. 88 billion at a current rate), which were received from the sale of Chelsea's football club over two years ago.

Earlier, in June 2023 it was reported that the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich did not sign an agreement on the transfer of funds from the sale of "Chelsea" of Ukraine. He stated that some of the funds should be given to the "Russians affected by the war. " The British government did not agree to such a proposal, so the money remained frozen.