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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Starmer tells Abramovich ‘clock is ticking’ to send Chelsea billions to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Roman Abramovich that “the clock is ticking” for him to donate the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC to Ukraine.

The Prime Minister told MPs on Wednesday that ministers have issued a licence allowing the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea to be transferred to a new foundation for humanitarian causes in Ukraine.

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