The government of the United Kingdom said, this Thursday (10), that it will allow the soccer Chelsea continue playing after imposing sanctions on their owner Roman Abramovichinterrupting its plan to sell the Premier League team.
THEBramovich has put the club up for sale, but the freezing of his assets in the UK and sanctions against him prevent that process.
Nadine Dorries, the British sports minister, said the government had issued a special license to allow Chelsea to continue to play, pay their staff and allow ticket holders to watch matches, as they did not want to harm the reigning European and world football champions. .
“I know this brings some uncertainty, but the government will work with the league and clubs to keep football playing, ensuring sanctions hit the target,” she said on Twitter.
“Football clubs are cultural assets and the foundation of our communities. We are committed to protecting them,” she added. The government said the license would be maintained under review.
New sanctions against Russian oligarchs
The United Kingdom said on Thursday (10) that it has imposed an asset freeze on Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil group Rosneft, as well as five other Russian oligarchs.
In total, the British government said the seven added to the sanctions list because of their connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin had a collective net worth of 15 billion pounds, equivalent to 99 billion reais.
“There can be no safe havens for those who supported Putin’s violent attack on Ukraine,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“Today’s sanctions are the latest step in the UK’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people. We will be relentless in the pursuit of those who allow the killing of civilians, the destruction of hospitals and the illegal occupation of sovereign allies,” he added.
Increasing orders were placed by British lawmakers to take action against Abramovich and other Russian oligarchs, with criticism that Johnson’s government is not moving fast enough compared to the European Union and the United States.
Others added to the list were Oleg Deripaska, who has stakes in the En+ Group, Dmitri Lebedev, chairman of Banco Rossiya, Alexei Miller, chief executive of energy company Gazprom, and Nikolai Tokarev, chairman of Russian state-owned gas pipeline.
Source: CNN Brasil

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