The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, has been barred from living in the United Kingdom, local media reports.

This followed a revelation by Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, that he’s one of the 35 oligarchs who are enablers of President Vladimir Putin.

According to reports, immigration officials are “under clear instruction to work towards ensuring Mr Abramovich cannot base himself in the UK” despite owning a £125million mansion near Kensington Palace.

According to DailyMail, Abramovic who denies he is close to the Kremlin or has done anything that would merit sanctions being imposed against him has not been seen at the club for months.

Having secured Israeli citizenship in 2018, allowing him to enter Britain for up to six months, Abramovic Israeli passport last October to make a short trip to London.

The Sun, quoting a senior source, reported that any attempt by the oligarch to apply for a permanent visa would “almost certainly be rejected”.

Meanwhile, Abramovic could be stripped of his ownership of World Champions, Chelsea Football Club.


This comes as Labour Minister of Parliament, Chris Bryant, called for the seizure of his assets as part of sanctions against Russia.

The MP for the Rhondda says Abramovich, “admitted in court proceedings that he paid for political influence’ and has ‘links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity.”

Bryant told the House of Commons, via The Sun: “Following some of the reports in The Sun and other newspapers today.

“I’ve got hold of a leaked document from 2019 from the Home Office, which says, in relation to Mr Abramovich.

“As part of HMGs Russia strategy, aimed at targeting illicit finance and malign activity, Abramovich remains of interest to HMG due to his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.

“An example of this is Abramovich admitting in court proceedings that he paid for political influence.

“Therefore HMG is focused on ensuring individuals linked to illicit finance and malign activity are unable to base themselves in the UK and will use the relevant tools at its disposal including immigration powers to prevent this.

“That’s nearly three years ago, and yet remarkably little has been done in relation Surely Mr Abramovich should no longer be able to own a football club in this country?

“Surely we should be looking at seizing some of his assets, including his 152 million pound home? And making sure that other people who’ve had tier one visas like this are not engaged in malign activity in the UK.”

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Toothless UK hiding cowardly under USA and NATO.
They can only flex their military power against the likes of Iraq and Libya..
It's time for them to provide protection to the Ukrainians, they are responding with sanctions.

Abram should come and buy shooting star jare.

He should come to BIAFRA.

Is this how UK and co plan to protect Ukraine? By going after Russian Business Men that everyone knows can't talk to Putin

It has gotten to this... I hope all this can help the oligarchs to call Putin to order

Old news... *yawns*

dawnomike:
It has gotten to this... I hope all this can help the oligarchs to call Putin to order

Everyone know no oligarch can talk to Putin, the last one that did is still in prison

Uk is a very corrupt nation. I am not surprised that all it's colonies including our country are extremely corrupt. Smh.

Stop the war please

Very old news.

That's expected and this is not the first time

Mad man Putin met with their rich men today informing them to get ready for the sanctions from the West

bestpunterever:
Toothless UK hiding cowardly under USA and NATO.
They can only flex their military power against the likes of Iraq and Libya..
It's time for them to provide protection to the Ukrainians, they are responding with sanctions.

Abram should come and buy shooting star jare.

Stop underrating the UK. UK is a battle ready country any day! Read about the German Blitz on London during the World War2 and know that those who underrate them do so at their own peril.

What of mikel obi babe I hope russia no go vex sieze mikel obi babe as revenge to chelsea

DREAMZZZ:
What of mikel obi babe I hope russia no go vex sieze mikel obi babe as revenge to chelsea

she has nationalized. She is now a Nigerian citizen