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EU to sanction Russian entrepreneur Abramovich
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- 14 March, 2022
- 12:38
Top European Union diplomats have agreed to add Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich to the EU list of sanctioned Russian billionaires, two diplomatic sources said on Monday, Report informs, citing Reuters.
The informal greenlight to Abramovich's listing came in a meeting on Sunday, one source said, and the EU envoys will reconvene at 1100 GMT on Monday to adopt the measure and a further set of economic sanctions against Russia.
Sanctions will be effective only after publication on the EU's official journal, which usually happens within hours or the day following formal approval.
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