Britain has sanctioned two key Russian oligarchs linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, freezing up to $13 billion in assets linked to Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich in “the largest asset-freezing action in the world.” history of the United Kingdom,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Tenenbaum is one of Abramovich’s closest associates and was once a top executive at Sibneft, the Russian oil company that Abramovich sold in 2006, according to Chelsea Football Club, where he is a director. The Foreign Ministry said it took over an investment firm linked to Abramovich on Feb. 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine.
The UK has also banned travel for Davidovich, another “long-time” business partner of Abramovich, according to the Foreign Office.
“Davidovich was described by Forbes as ‘the far lower profile right-hand man of Abramovich’ and took over Evrington Investments from Tenenbaum in March 2022,” he added.
The British government said the sanctions were coordinated with the Jersey authorities, which the CNN reported earlier this week that it froze more than $7 billion in assets “suspected of being connected” to Abramovich.
“We are tightening the ratchet on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to the Kremlin. We will continue with sanctions until Putin fails in Ukraine. Nothing and no one is off the table,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in the statement.
Source: CNN Brasil
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