The Russian oligarch, owner of Chelsea, has been contacted by Ukraine to “reach a peaceful resolution” with Russia.
It’s no secret that Roman Abramovich is close to Vladimir Putin. The owner of Chelsea, recently banned from English territory, would have been contacted by Ukraine on the sidelines of the peace talks started in Belarus on Monday. His spokesman said so in the Jewish News : “I can confirm that Roman Abramovich was contacted by Ukraine in order to reach a peaceful resolution, and has been trying to help ever since.»
If the latter did not give more details, it would seem that the oligarch is in favor of peace. “Even if his influence is limited, he is the only one to have responded favorably to the request and who is trying to find a solution.supports the director Alexander Rodnyansky, among the intermediaries between Abramovich and the delegations present. I don’t know if his intervention will make things happen, but I know that Zelensky’s staff appreciates his sincere efforts.»
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Withdrawn at Chelsea
The owner of the Blues, listed among the relatives of Vladimir Putin by a Liberal Democrat MP last week, would also be afraid to see his assets frozen in Great Britain, while Boris Johnson is determined to strike the oligarchs of “Londongrad” . For the benefit of his Israeli passport, Abramovich should however escape these economic sanctions.
On the other hand, the interested party announced to distance himself from the club since the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The keys to the European champion club have been entrusted to the administrators of its charitable foundation. “I believe they are currently in the best position to look after the interests of the club, the players, the staff and the supporters,” said in a terse statement the billionaire who contributed to the replacement of Chelsea on the national and international scene. Even if he was not the only one at the head of the West London club, managed for a few years and by the duo Marina Granovskaia – Petr Cech.
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