Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov ‘ditched properties before UK sanctions’ Alisher Usmanov (right) was sanctioned by the UK Government earlier this month Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022
Oligarch linked to billions in 27 Swiss bank accounts in sister’s name Leaked documents raise questions over financial relations between relatives of billionaire ex-Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022
Oligarch ‘had already sold mansions’ before hit by UK sanctions Alisher Usmanov ‘long ago transferred’ UK properties ‘into irrevocable trusts’ The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
Alisher Usmanov’s assets may be out of reach of sanctions regime Ex-Arsenal shareholder claims millions of pounds of his assets are in irrevocable trust The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022
The oligarch, the Everton owner and the mysterious £2m London house Confusion surrounds property transactions linked to Farhad Moshiri and Alisher Usmanov The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday briefing: Biden issues fresh chemical weapons warning Putin’s ‘back is against the wall’, says US president … billions in global assets linked to Russians with alleged Kremlin ties … and going inside the cryptosphere The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022
$17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin International collaboration tracks wealth of oligarchs and officials accused by western governments of being president’s supporters The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022
German resort's rift over Russian oligarch resonates across country A German politician who mobilized a protest against a now-sanctioned Russian resident of his resort town has attracted a following, but also angry emails and a threatening phone call. Reuters · Mar 21, 2022
Queen joins cultural boycott of Russia by withholding swords destined for Moscow Royal Collection withdrew permission for loan in February as troops gathered near Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2022
Roman Abramovich told Arsenal 'categorically not for sale' as Chelsea sanctions halt takeover Arsenal news: The sanctioned Chelsea owner could have purchased Arsenal in 2003 but a 'mistake' from Swiss bank UBS led him to look across London instead Football London · Mar 11, 2022
Roman Abramovich moves £430million super-yacht after Alisher Usmanov has his seized The Chelsea owner could potentially face sanctions from the UK government as soon as next week as his relationship with Vladimir Putin comes under the spotlight Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Usmanov’s superyacht to languish in Hamburg after crew depart Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht will languish in a dock in Hamburg after its crew and captain were made redundant after European Union and U.S. sanctions made it impossible to pay their wages. Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram's full statement on Everton Stadium funding The statement comes after it was revealed Everton turned down a £30m loan from the Combined Authority Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2022
Everton Bramley-Moore Dock stadium project no longer receiving £30m Liverpool City Region loan Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram says Blues have found 'alternative funding' - but £15m grant remains in play Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2022 Fleeing Sanctions, Oligarchs Seek Safe Ports for Superyachts The superyacht Dilbar stretches one-and-a-half football fields in length. It has two helipads, berths for more than 130 people and a 25-meter swimming pool that itself can accommodate another superyacht. Dilbar was launched in 2016 at a reported cost of more than $648 million. Five years later, its purported owner,…
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022 Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts President Joe Biden has warned Kremlin-aligned oligarchs that the U.S. and its European allies are coming for their superyachts
The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2022 Meet the oligarchs: the Russian billionaires whose jets, yachts and mansions are now in the crosshairs Some of Russia’s super rich are finding their assets in the west under threat of sanctions from the US
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022 Russia: the oligarchs and business figures on western sanction lists We take a look at those blacklisted by the US, EU and UK so far
The New Daily · Mar 4, 2022 Meet Putin’s key oligarchs, their mega-yachts and billion-dollar bankrolls Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov, Igor Sechin, Mikhail Fridman and others are the latest targets of sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Liverpool Echo · Mar 4, 2022 Former Everton sponsor Alisher Usmanov sanctioned by the USA Alisher Usmanov, a former Everton sponsor and long-time business associate of Farhad Moshiri, has now been sanctioned by the United States of America
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022 Property of Russian elites could be handed to Ukrainian refugees, says Raab Deputy PM defends response to invasion after criticism the government has acted too slowly over sanctions
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022 Realities of modern football provide the backdrop to Everton’s FA Cup progression The Toffees are through to the last eight but the focus was more on their hastily removed sponsorship branding
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022 US Takes Aim at Russian Oligarchs in Fresh Sanctions The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russian oligarchs as it targeted Russia's super-rich and others close to President Vladimir Putin, further ratcheting up financial pressure over Moscow´s invasion of Ukraine. The United States imposed full blocking sanctions on eight oligarchs and officials, including Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, taking…
ABC News · Mar 4, 2022 Russian oligarchs' ships seized amid sanctions over Ukraine invasion With Western nations seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs following the invasion of Ukraine, at least five superyachts owned by Russian billionaires appear to have found a temporary haven in the Maldives.
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022 ‘Ill-begotten gains’: Russian oligarchs named in new US sanction list over Ukraine invasion They include Russia’s wealthiest men, judo training partners, former KGB agents, founder of a troll farm, and Vladimir Putin’s personal press secretary