
The billionaire, a close to the Kremlin, Roman Abramovich cannot withdraw his funds from the United States - American investment funds were ordered to freeze assets. This happened after the sanctions of the British authorities imposed against the Russian businessman that many politicians and representatives of the public had long demanded.
According to the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, the accounts attributed to Roman Abramovich are now blocked for transactions - any distributions, buybacks or payments cannot be made, and subscriptions or contributions cannot be accepted. According to the publication, this is likely to put an end to his recent attempts to sell a share in many investment funds of the United States.
The focus was not only Abramovich himself, but also the Chelsea football club belonging to him. The billionaire has already announced his readiness to sell it. However, while the deal has not taken place, the club is already threatening serious problems-as the Telegraph newspaper writes, due to the sanctions against Abramovich, Chelsea may become bankrupt.
The Chelsea Club probably was in such a situation for the first time in almost 120 years of its existence. According to the English press, players can break contracts if salaries begin.
The leadership of the English Premier League against this background today removed Abramovich from the Chelsea Office.
Meanwhile, the main rabbi of the city of Porto Daniel Litvak was detained in Portugal. Presumably, he issued documents that Roman Abramovich is a descendant of the Jewish Sefard, on the basis of which the billionaire received the country's citizenship. As the German media company Deutsche Welle reports , the rabbi is suspected of corruption.