Abramovich, after problems with the British visa, may repatriate in Israel

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has now arose some problems with a British visa, can be repatriated to Israel, local publications report.

According to ISRAEL HAYOM , Abramovich may already arrive in Israel today to "complete the immigration process." The author of this publication also assumes that the billionaire intends to settle in the Tel Avivsky District of the Neva-Tsedek, where a "huge house" is being built for him.

However, as Newsru Israel notes, this article does not give a comment by representatives of Abramovich, therefore, it is unclear how the published information is justified.

The Kremlin, responding to a request to comment on reports about Abramovich, said that they did not know anything about this. "And we do not track the ways of moving and traveling our entrepreneurs," Vytriy Peskov, spokesman for President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, quotes Interfax .

Note that an Israeli citizen does not need a visa for short -term (up to 6 months) trips to the UK.

The publications recall that Roman Abramovich has been repeatedly in Israel and invested significant funds in Israeli startups . In 2015, the local press reported that the billionaire bought a hotel in Tel Aviv. And in early March of this year, information appeared in the media that Abramovich donated $ 20 million to the new nuclear medicine center in the largest Israeli hospital - Shiba Tel A -shomer.

Earlier in May, the British newspapers wrote that the authorities of the United Kingdom demanded that Abramovich explain the sources of the origin of his financial well -being to issue him a new visa to this country. At the same time, journalists emphasized that such a situation does not imply that an investigation is being conducted against Abramovich in Britain. We are talking about a new standard for receiving a visa. According to the media, the term of the previous investor visa by Abramovich expired in early April.

Abramovich receiving a new British visa occurs against the backdrop of London tightening anti -corruption legislation. On May 1, the parliament adopted an amendment proposed by the Kingdom of Foreign Ministry, which obliges the British overseas territories to disclose the names of owners of offshore accounts, in particular citizens of the Russian Federation.

As you know, Abramovich in 2003 bought the English football club Chelsea. Since then, the businessman spends a lot of time in the UK, has acquired a luxurious mansion there, but does not have a residence permit in this country. According to the ADS-B Exchange database, where data from aircraft transponders around the world are collected, the last time the personal Boeing 767 businessman was in London on April 1.