Alisher Usmanov has been told to condemn actions of Russian president Vladimir Putin or face more pressure for sanctions to be placed upon him.
Uzbek-born Usmanov has had ties with Everton since the arrival of his friend and long-time business associate Farhad Moshiri in 2016, with the billionaire sponsoring the football club through his USM Holdings and Megafon businesses.
He has stopped short of becoming a shareholder with the club but his association with Moshiri has been of benefit to the Blues financially through sponsorship deals, including the £30m paid last year for USM to have the naming rights for the Bramley Moore Dock Stadium project.
