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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

UK prepares for court fight as Roman Abramovich misses deadline to transfer £2.5bn Chelsea sale funds

The UK government is preparing for a court fight with Roman Abramovich after he missed the deadline to release some £2.5 billion he raised from the sale of Chelsea Football Club.

The Russian oligarch, who is subject to UK sanctions, was given a March 17 deadline to hand over the money by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last year.

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