"Does not want the Russian Federation to disgrace him": Abramovich could offer Britain to "throw" Ukraine - the media

According to one version of sources, the Russian oligarch suggested to transfer money for the sale of the Chelsea Club "Israel and its citizens. There is a version that it was Jerusalem who put forward such a proposal. Russian businessman Roman Abramovich could offer the UK authorities to "throw" Ukraine. A special plan was invented for this, which is written by Telegraph Sport. It is noted that the oligarch had to sell his Chelsea football club for 2.

3 billion pounds, and he wanted to transfer funds not to Ukraine but to Israel. According to the second version, which was voiced by journalists, the Israelis voiced such a plan, because they consider it just after the attack of Hamas fighters on their country. British officials immediately rejected this proposal, because according to some ministers, Roman Abramovich tried to avoid condemnation in his home country.

It is noteworthy that in March 2022, when the first data on the sale of the Chelsea football club appeared, the Russian oligarch stated that it would pay for the money to all victims of the war in Ukraine compensation. 8 days later, it was included in the sanctions list due to probable ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As a result, the money from the sale was transferred to the special fund, which was to take over the distribution of funds, and the event insists that they were spent exclusively within Ukraine, but there were alternative proposals for these assets. Some sources claim that Roman Abramovich has been a Passport of Israel since 2018, so he could have suggested to spend that money there. Another anonymous source says that Moscow's position plays an important role in the frozen bank account.

"Abramovich does not want Russia to shame him for spending money in Ukraine," the insider said. By the way, it was noted that there was an option to spend money in Turkey, where in February there was an earthquake that brought a tremendous number of casualties, but this proposal was rejected by the UK authorities. Despite all the above rumors, there is a version that Roman Abramovich did not even know about the plan with Israel, because it was Jerusalem who put forward such an idea.

"I know that during state visits, the Israelis asked the United Kingdom because the novel is such a great donor in Israel, whether they will consider giving a license to any assets, not just Chelsea, which will be donated to Israel's restoration ", - continues the anonymous source. The money was to go to humanitarian expenses, but the British authorities in this case refused.

By the way, the connections of the oligarch and Israel, even before international sanctions were imposed against it, remained very close. One of the projects signed before Russia with Ukraine was to finance the landing of forest in the south of Israel, dedicated to Lithuanian Jews who were victims of Holocaust. How the situation will develop further and to whom the money will go as a result - there is no information.

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich did not comment on this incident at the time of material publication. We will remind, on July 4 it was reported that the money of the Russian oligarch Abramovich was forbidden to use outside Ukraine. According to Mike Penrouse, the head of the Foundation, any requests to direct money to Ukrainians outside the country or families who accept victims in other countries, including in the United Kingdom, will not be considered.