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Plus, Wall Street withdraws from Russia while certain law firms keep one foot in the door
Measures over Putin ties bring oligarch’s 20-year relationship with the UK to a close
FCA says decision to halt trading in steel company is to ‘protect investors’
Sale of Chelsea FC paused after asset freeze and travel ban imposed on oligarch and six other Russian businessmen
Delays in taking action provide time for individuals to squirrel their assets out of reach
Some will argue the government could find better things to spend its money on, but the club must be saved for the nation
Move against Russian billionaire leaves football club unable to sell new match tickets or merchandise
Roman Abramovich has put the football club up for sale following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Plus, more highlights from this week’s FT Business of Football Summit
As Roman Abramovich tries to sell Chelsea, the Premier League must grapple with owners using its brand to wash their own
Financier says sale ‘not fair’ as Premier League considers reforms of investor checks
Billionaire owner of club vows to donate proceeds of the sale to victims of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Chelsea football club and steelmaker Evraz are high-profile assets for the tycoon
Billionaire Russian-Israeli owner of Chelsea football club is in Belarus as talks take place between Moscow and Kyiv
Move by oligarch comes as sanctions intensify over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Publisher agrees to amend contested passages and make charitable donation
Oligarch is suing HarperCollins and author who painted him as ‘willing tool’ of Moscow
Lukashenko made it clear that activists should feel unsafe wherever they may be
Prime minister says west must do more in a world where treaties and rules are under attack
Sochi summit underscores Putin’s position as Lukashenko’s most reliable foreign ally
Washington reimposes sanctions against Lukashenko regime following arrest of dissident on Ryanair flight
Country’s leader seek to counter international condemnation for grounding of Ryanair jet
The arrest of activist Roman Protasevich is the latest move in the pugnacious leader’s attempt to reassert his authority
The tension between Britain’s interests and values has become more acute since it left the EU
Russian aviation authorities fail to approve Air France and Austrian Airlines’ routes avoiding Belarus airspace
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