Both men have been described as “close” to current Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, who has already been sanctioned by the United Kingdom and the European Union. While Mr. Tenenbaum was hit with a property freeze, Mr. Davidovich, described by Forbes as “Mr. Abramovich’s much lower right hand,” received both a property freeze and a travel ban. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Trace has announced that the government will freeze the couple’s assets – estimated at a total of 10 10 billion – on Thursday afternoon, making it the largest asset commitment in UK history. . It raises the total number of oligarchs, family members and associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin to 106 since February. “We are tightening the noose on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to the Kremlin,” she said of Britain’s latest show of support for Ukraine. “We will continue with sanctions until Putin fails in Ukraine. “Nothing and no one is off the table.” He added that the move would prevent any of Abramovich’s associates from repatriating his assets to help “finance Putin’s war machine.” Mr Tenenbaum had previously described himself as one of Mr Abramovich’s “closest business associates”, according to the Foreign Office. Chelsea FC owner Abramovich (far right) stands with manager Tenenbaum (second from right) at Stamford Bridge in 2014 (AFP via Getty Images) Company records show that it took control of Evrington Investments Limited – an investment company linked to Abramovich – on February 24, the same day that Moscow launched its offensive in Ukraine. Mr Davidovich then took over Evrington Investments from Mr Tenenbaum a month later. Sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom and its international partners have “profound and devastating” consequences for Mr Putin’s ability to wage war, the government has said. The analysis shows that Moscow is heading for the deepest recession since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with 275 billion pounds – 60 percent of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves – currently frozen. This map shows the extent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Press Association Pictures) The latest UK government sanctions come less than 24 hours after it was announced that a jersey court had decided to seize more than 5 5 billion in assets believed to be linked to Mr Abramovich επιχειρημα’s business on the island. Channel. Mr Abramovich was among many wealthy Russians added to the UK and EU sanctions lists last month over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and governments have since taken action to seize their superyachts and other luxury assets. . The billionaire tried to sell Chelsea FC in March, but this process was taken out of his hands by the government after the imposition of sanctions. The Independent has a proud campaign history for the rights of the most vulnerable and we first launched our “Welcome Refugees” campaign during the war in Syria in 2015. Now, as we renew our campaign and start this report on In the wake of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis, we call on the government to move faster and faster to secure aid. To learn more about our Refugee Campaign, click here. To sign the application click here. If you would like to donate, click here for our GoFundMe page.
