Release it to who? A sanctioned individual? And you sure as hell can't just take the money without turning the heads of all the other billionaires who use London as a laundrette.
He seized that 2.34 billion.
He should definitely do his job and release that 1.34 billion he’s holding soon.
In fact he should go the the bank right now and release that 340 million.
Go right to the office, get the account and wire that 34 million out to where it should properly be.
once the 3.4 million reaches its final destination, we can all be happy the right thing was done.
Press will blame abramovich for this somehow
Where is he nowadays?
That money is still just sitting there???? Wtf is he doing?
As I understand it, the only reason the money is still sitting there is because the British government wants to renege on an undertaking that the money is to be used exclusively for the benefit of Ukraine.
And is hoping Lord Cameron's 'stature' will help.
The money is just resting in the account.
Send him to Craggy Island
Down with this sort of thing!
Gaining interest.
British Government Thieving again
Thieving filthy Russian oil money. The horror.
Well it's actually aluminium money
Oh no, the poor Russian
Maybe he should follow through and set up a charitable foundation with no ties to him to receive the money like he said he would
Think what you want of him that's absolutely fair.
My point is purely that it's wild that a government can do something like that.
Imagine now tomorrow morning they show up at your door kick you out and say you have to sell up but they are keeping the money?
Right! But… if you illegally invaded another country, committed war crimes and thrown elections across the free world. Maybe, just maybe, the democratically elected government in which you reside might want to use that for good. Rather, than say, more cluster bombs on children?
Roman did none of these things what the hell are you on about
But they aren't using it for good.
They are collecting interest on the money.
The British government doesn't hold any high ground now let's be honest.
Compared to Putin? Go read a book pal.
Not pointing fingers but most books about British history are far far worse than what Russia is doing, remember the whole empire thing ? How do you think they got it ?
Just compare the last 100 years of British history compared to Russia and come back to me.
America does that all the time
Whataboutism is not a valid defense. It's bad no matter who does it.
You missed the point
You forgot to make one
Can someone explain this in simpler terms
The owner of Chelsea was Russian. Russia was sanctioned. The owner was forced to sell. The government withheld the money owed to the Russian owner as part of the sanctions. The money was promised to Ukrainian war victims. They appear to still be withholding it either out of bureaucratic incompetence or a greed for the interest generated from it.
they took it out of greed and are keeping it out of greed. there was never any other element to the situation.
The government isn't getting anything out of it. The money technically isn't theirs. It's frozen assets, not seized. They are just refusing to unfreeze it until there's some proof that Abramovich is actually going to do with it what he promised, and that it isn't secretly helping the Russian war effort.
Or the fact that one of Abramovichs steel companies was providing steel for Russian tanks.
Why does the British government get to keep all the money? Did he use British loans to buy the team and they’re collecting on it?
Its a fucking joke theyve made him a lord to just get him into office and try and steady the ship before election.
guy fucked generations of students with his tuition rises then fucked the brexit vote
Just remember that when it’s time to go to the polls. At this point I’d take the Flying Spaghetti Monster over these cunts!
Or even Mike fucking Ashley. Yes, I’m going that far!
Mike Austerity
im more worried that the longer it takes the more the swing voters will go back to tories
Lord Cameron sounds so wrong considering he is useless
But Lord and useless go so well together
WAIT! Dave is a Lord now?
Bit late, but he got made a Lord to become Foreign Secretary, as cabinet ministers have to be sitting in Parliament.
Same guy who gave his hairdresser a MBE?don’t hold your breath
Yeah but that trim though…