Britain Takes Drastic Decision on Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich, Names Him Key Enabler of Putin’s Regime

Britain Takes Drastic Decision on Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich, Names Him Key Enabler of Putin’s Regime

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
  • Roman Abramovich withdrew his application for a British Tier 1 investor visa in 2018 after it was delayed by immigration officials
  • The Chelsea owner has been effectively barred from living in Britain after Russia vs Ukraine crisis escalated
  • Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny named the Chelsea billionaire as one of the key enablers of Vladimir Putin’s actions

The owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich has been barred from living in Britain as he is named one of the key enablers of Vladimir Putin’s regime.

Abramovich has been effectively stopped from staying permanently in the UK again as reports also have it that he has not been seen at his Premier League club home for several months now.

The businessman had initially applied for a British Tier 1 investor visa but withdrew it in 2018 following delays in the application.

Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich named one of the key enablers of president Putin's actions. Photo: Daily Mail
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Daily Mail reports that top security sources claim that the 55-year-old will likely not be allowed to ever live in Britain again.

Immigration officials have now been ordered to ensure that Abramovich who owns a £125million mansion near Kensington Palace does get a permanent stay.

The Home Office's 'Special Cases Unit' has taken over his case as it comes after the entrepreneur was named as one of the 35 oligarchs and key enablers of 'kleptocracy' run by the country's president Vladimir Putin according to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Abramovich however denies allegations that he is close to the Kremlin and does not deserve such sanctions imposed against him.

However, a senior source told The Sun that any attempt by the oligarch to apply for a permanent visa would 'almost certainly be rejected'.

Man City star Zlinchenko blasts Putin

Meanwhile, Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has broken his silence after Russia declared war on his home country as tensions continue to escalate.

Reports have it that the Russian president Vladimir Putin is beginning to send troops, as bombs continue to hit different parts of Ukraine.

Zinchenko who plays for Premier League club Manchester City spent a lot of his career at Russian outfit, FC Ufa, before moving to England in 2016.

Who are the best footballers according to Putin?

Sports Brief earlier reported that Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has named his choices when asked about whom his greatest footballers of all time are.

The 69-year-old practically snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in his selection of the world’s top three footballers.

He named Pele and Diego Maradona when asked about the top two spots after the duo dominated the game throughout the 1960s and 1980s respectively.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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