The UK has slapped sanctions on people and companies who have helped Russian oligarchs Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov shield their wealth from sanctions prompted by the Ukraine war.
Former Chelsea owner Abramovich, and Usmanov, a close ally of Vladimir Putin and a former shareholder in Arsenal FC, are subject to sanctions imposed by the Government as it sought to freeze the assets of individuals with ties to the Russian president following his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
