Dubai throws open the doors for the rich Russians escaping sanctions
Roman Abramovich said to be among those looking for a luxury base in the UAE, which is unafraid to snub the westOn the tarmac of Dubai airport, half way along its main runway, a small terminal has been...
View ArticleRussian-born husband of Tory donor ‘earned millions via oligarch connections’
Vladimir Chernukhin’s wife, Lubov, has given Conservatives more than £2mRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe husband of one of the Tory party’s biggest donors has claimed he earned up to £42m a year...
View ArticleA familiar plot but truth may never be known about latest ‘Russian poisoning’
Analysis: There is a murky history behind the apparent targeting of Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian negotiatorsAn alleged poisoning targeting, apparently, one of the country’s best known...
View ArticleRussia vows to ‘radically reduce’ military activity in northern Ukraine
Potentially significant move comes as Moscow says ‘meaningful’ progress has been made at Istanbul peace talksRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesRussia has said it will significantly cut back its...
View ArticleAbramovich and Ukrainian MP may have been poisoned this month
Russian billionaire and Rustem Umerov had symptoms consistent with poisoning earlier in March, says sourceAnalysis: a familiar story, but truth may never be known about latest ‘Russian poisoning’The...
View Article‘The world is waiting for good news’: Russia-Ukraine peace talks press on in...
Politicians from the warring countries descended on Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace for another round of negotiationsRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesSipping on a tulip-shaped glass of Turkish black...
View ArticleWhy is Abramovich playing peacemaker after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Analysis: the presence of previously publicity-shy billionaire at talks in Istanbul has surprised manyRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesIn photographs released from the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul...
View ArticlePeace talks between Russia and Ukraine to resume on Friday, says negotiator
Kyiv and its allies suggest the Kremlin may be merely playing for time to allow its military forces to regroupRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesPeace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv will resume on...
View ArticleLondon-based port operator accused over Abramovich $600m superyacht
Global Ports Holding facility in Turkey may be breaching UK sanctions by letting vessel dock, say lawyersA London-headquartered port operator could be breaching sanctions laws by allowing Russian...
View ArticleWho has Putin’s ear? Inside the president’s inner circle
Western intelligence claim Russia’s leader is out of touch. But who has the upper hand in the Kremlin’s jostling factions – and is there a chance of a palace coup?Russia-Ukraine war: latest updatesEven...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich’s superyacht leaves Turkish port run by UK-listed firm
Russian oligarch’s vessel departed after Global Ports Holding was pressed to act over UK sanctionsRoman Abramovich’s $600m (£458m) superyacht Solaris has left a port in Turkey after the London-based...
View ArticleFrom Marylebone to Caribbean: wealth of Abramovich’s business partners revealed
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian show empire of Russian steel barons Alexander Abramov and Aleksandr FrolovThe lavish wealth of Roman Abramovich’s business partners can be revealed today,...
View ArticleAbramovich-linked yacht in Netherlands changed hands on day of Ukraine invasion
Exclusive: The 50-metre Aquamarine is under repair in dry dock in VlissingenRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe 50-metre motor vessel, modest by oligarch standards, is covered in scaffolding and...
View ArticleAbramovich hit by multibillion-pound crackdown on assets in Jersey and France
More than £5.4bn of Chelsea FC owner’s assets frozen in Jersey and 12 luxury French properties seizedRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesRoman Abramovich has had more than £5.4bn of his assets frozen in...
View ArticleUK government imposes sanctions on Chelsea FC director Eugene Tenenbaum
Move attempts to freeze up to £10bn of assets linked to club’s Russian oligarch owner, Roman AbramovichThe UK government has imposed sanctions on Chelsea football club director Eugene Tenenbaum in an...
View ArticleCountries buying Russian oil ‘complicit in war crimes’ says Ukraine adviser
Oleg Ustenko lashes out at ‘unacceptable’ failure to impose complete embargo on Russian importsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesEuropean countries that continue to buy Russian oil and gas, and the...
View ArticleTuchel admits sanctions ended Chelsea’s hope of keeping Rüdiger
‘For some weeks we cannot fight any more,’ manager saysMoyes claims Rice rejecting West Ham deal may be over moneyThomas Tuchel has admitted that the sanctions imposed on Roman Abramovich made keeping...
View ArticleFootball needs more than a new regulator to save it from itself | Adrian Chiles
The government has decided that the English game’s governing bodies can’t spot ‘fit and proper’ people to run football clubs. I have two questions to help the new Iref show bad owners the red cardAbout...
View ArticleOutrageous libel laws protected Jimmy Savile. At last, change is on the cards...
Moves to rein in lawsuits that protect the rich, powerful and wicked are decades, if not centuries, overdueAnyone who has watched the new Netflix film Jimmy Savile: a British Horror Story will be...
View ArticleChelsea sale in doubt amid fears Roman Abramovich wants £1.6bn loan repaid
Chelsea said in government talks they want sale restructuredSir Jim Ratcliffe refusing to give up hope of buying ChelseaThe sale of Chelsea is in major doubt because of fears Roman Abramovich is...
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