UK government has announced sanctions against Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and six others

I have just posted on the Oligarchs thread.

Chelsea FC have been granted a special licence to continue playing football

No ticket sales allowed.

Season ticket holders only at home games.

Unclear as to details of away games.

This might be a test of just how much solidarity with Ukraine Chelsea supporters have.

What a blow for them...

Chelsea supporters are the same as the rest of the British population MaizieD, of course they will support Ukraine. They love their club, like all football fans do, and Roman Abramovich was a caring owner, who also loved the club whatever his other dealings. The fans will be devastated by what has happened, I really hope a resolution can be reached quickly - it’s heartbreaking for all fans if their clubs fail, you only have to look at what’s happening at Derby County at the moment to see that.

I am hoping that these frozen assets which they have courtesy of Putin are used for reparation after the war to repair the country from the damage to its infrastructure and economy.

Whitewavemark2

I am hoping that these frozen assets which they have courtesy of Putin are used for reparation after the war to repair the country from the damage to its infrastructure and economy.

If this is possible legally, I totally agree.

I was wondering about that WWM. The assets are just frozen at the moment, aren't they. I wonder what it would take to seize them?

Chelsea supporters are the same as the rest of the British population MaizieD, of course they will support Ukraine.

Just being a bit of a cynic, Casdon. I sincerely hope you're correct.

About time!

At last! I believe there are many more in the woodwork. Sooner they're in the same boat the better.

Not before time.

Kim19

At last! I believe there are many more in the woodwork. Sooner they're in the same boat the better.

Why generalise that all the oligarchs are Putin supporters and possibly bank rolling his invasion of the Ukraine? There may well be some who fit that description but not all.

From what I’ve seen, if it’s correct, Roman Abramovich was up to his neck in it. Pictures of him with Putin appear to show this.

The fact that Abramovitch was able to support the club through obscene corruption seems to have passed the fans by.

Maddyone
You had to be a cohort of Putins to get to that position.

Well then Meryl we don’t want him or his money here.

If these sanctions are long going, how long is it going to take before many of our institutions are are going to suffer?
Charities
Academia
Cultural institutions
They’ve all taken the dirty money knowingly or not.

People might like to read Richard Brook's piece for Private Eye - Looting with Putin - written in the wake of the Salisbury poisonings.

Abramovich's name is there, of course, but the main thrust of the piece is that the UK's big accountancy and law firms are up to their necks in this and have been since 1989 aiding and abetting the kleptocrats.

www.private-eye.co.uk/special-reports/looting-with-putin

OakDryad
This investigative journalist had to go to court against Hodder and Stoughton to get this book book published.
I saw him being interviewed this week, fascinating.

tomburgis.com/

Just bear in mind that the fans have no choice whatsoever in who owns the club MerylStreep, and spare some sympathy for them. It’s not their fault. How can you know what they felt about Abramovich owning Chelsea? I’m sure he’s not the only British Football Club owner who obtained their money through corruption.