Roman Abramovich

The planned seizure of jets belonging to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is the latest U.S. government response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of Chelsea is ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch.

The UK government will oversee the sale of Chelsea FC to a consortium led Todd Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, two months after Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich placed the club on the market.

Despite facing wide-reaching sanctions, analysts suggest Abramovich could provide a “bridge” in ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

Roman Abramovich, the highest profile oligarch in the West, has been sanctioned by the U.K., European Union and Canada. But questions have swirled around why the U.S. has been slow to act.

Roman Abramovich is known as one of the wealthiest men alive. He is an oligarch, businessman, billionaire, politician and the owner of England’s Chelsea Football Club.

A British journalist and her publisher are fighting a defamation claim from billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich over a book about the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.