Abramovich business associate Eugene Shvidler fails to overturn UK sanctions Supreme court dismisses appeal by Russian-born tycoon, in test case of sanctions regime The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025
Roman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis shows Exclusive: Leaked papers suggest billionaire’s overseas firms should have paid UK tax on profits from hedge funds The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 542 As the war enters its 542nd day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2023
Abramovich ally Eugene Shvidler fails in attempt to overturn UK sanctions High court rejects billionaire’s effort to have sanctions imposed in March 2022 declared unlawful The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023
Oligarchs fret about their assets as UK fights to keep tabs on their spending A small part of the Treasury is charged with regulating the spending of sanctioned individuals – but faces a mountain of paperwork and criticism that it is being too lenient The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023
Zelenskiy condemns Donetsk attack in which he says two children died – as it happened Ukraine president accuses Russia of killing two children and hitting a school The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2023
Abramovich ally begins high court challenge against UK sanctions Eugene Shvidler claims ‘oppressive treatment’ as he launches case that could lead to precedent for oligarchs The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 512 of the invasion Third night of Russian strikes on port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa damages property and causes multiple injuries; one person killed in Ukrainian drone-attack on occupied Crimea The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2023
Sanctions regime put to legal test in UK as oligarch seeks release of assets Eugene Shvidler’s high court case could set precedent on delisting of sanctioned individuals The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Oligarch’s lawyers say UK caused serious hardship by freezing assets Eugene Shvidler wants expedited court hearing to hear his claim that impounding his jets was wrong The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023
Grant Shapps grounds Russian oligarch’s private jet at Biggin Hill The Transport Secretary announced that he has deregistered the Cessna aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler. Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022
Grant Shapps bans Russian oligarch’s private jet from flying Aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler ‘deregistered’, says transport secretary The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Factbox-Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets The latest on Russia's oligarchs and their assets: Reuters · Apr 5, 2022
UK grounds private jet with 'links to Russian oligarchs' over Ukraine invasion The UK has blocked the use of another private jet as part of efforts to crack down on those who have benefited from Vladimir Putin's regime. Daily Record · Apr 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022 UK blocks another jet with links to Russian oligarchs over Ukraine invasion Grant Shapps did not provide details of the aircraft, or its ownership, but said the move was taken on Saturday morning.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022 UK prevents use of private jet linked to Russian oligarchs After recent seizures of aircraft and yacht, Grant Shapps grounds plane at Luton airport pending investigation
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022 Staff who work on yachts and planes of Russian oligarchs could face UK sanctions Foreign Office also says it plans to extend sanctions to Russian-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk
Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2022 Helipads that turn into pools! On-board spas! Anti-pap tech! Inside the oligarch super-yachts They’re marina-hopping to avoid sanctions - but who has the biggest boat? From record-breaking swimming pools to haute-gyms and their own submarines, Katie Strick has a guide to the biggest brashest boats in town
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022 Live updates: Kharkiv nuclear facility again hit by shelling Ukraine’s nuclear watchdog says that a nuclear research facility in Kharkiv again has come under shelling by Russia and the fighting makes it impossible to assess the damage
ABC News · Mar 26, 2022 Ukraine-Russia war updates: Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands Western nations provide more weapons — as it happened Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands Western nations provide more military hardware from their stockpiles, asking if they are afraid of Russia.
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2022 Eugene Shvidler: Russian oligarch’s private jets detained by UK Government Eugene Shvidler was formally sanctioned by the UK Government on Thursday
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 Ukraine war: Roman Abramovich associate has private jets detained indefinitely by UK government ‘We want to see an end to the merciless, bloody war which Putin is pursuing,’ transport secretary Grant Shapps said
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 UK detains two private jets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Jets of Eugene Shvidler, a business partner of Roman Abramovich, have been impounded under new laws
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Polina Kovaleva: Russian foreign minister’s London-based ‘stepdaughter’, 26, sanctioned by UK British foreign secretary Liz Truss says those linked to Russian war should ‘pay price’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022 Eugene Shvidler: oligarch pays high price for close ties to Abramovich Longtime friend and business partner of Chelsea owner is latest Russian billionaire to be hit with UK sanctions