Roman Abramovich
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on Wednesday will challenge European Union sanctions imposed on him after the Ukraine war, arguing that the restrictions were imposed simply...
Cyprus: an island of many hubs
Cyprus is condemned by history and geopolitics to be a hub of one kind or another. It is a tightrope role that Cypriots negotiate pragmatically...
Government on tenterhooks over sanctions evidence for Cypriot ‘financial fixers’
Cyprus may have joined the EU and pledged its allegiance to the West but the latest sanctions by the US and UK have once again...
Guardian reports link Abramovich, Chelsea and Cyprus, President says sanction evasion will not be tolerated (Update)
What do Russian oligarch Abramovich and Chelsea football club have in common? Links to Cyprus apparently. In a series of exclusive reports dubbed ‘Oligarch files’...
Urgent palace meeting after US, UK sanctions on Russia target Cypriot ‘fixers’ (Update 3)
President Nikos Christodoulides hastily convened a meeting at the palace on Thursday evening to discuss US and UK sanctions that have led to a punishing...
UK imposes sanctions on Cypriot ‘financial fixers’ for Russian oligarchs (Updated)
The UK government on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Cypriot “financial fixers” for “knowingly assisting” sanctioned Russian oligarchs to hide their assets in complex financial...
US moves to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes (Updated)
US authorities have obtained warrants to seize two US-origin planes owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich for flying to Russia without a license required due...
Billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators hit by suspected poisoning – reports (Updated)
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal...
Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of Cyprus-based firm on day of Ukraine invasion
By Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle Russian businessman Roman Abramovich transferred a company he controlled with tens of millions of dollars of investments to a...
Abramovich jet lands in Moscow after brief stop in Istanbul
A jet linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow early on Tuesday, after taking off from Istanbul following a brief stop there,...