roman abramovich is the main suspect. ly met the shipment, - and using forged documents, had it re—routed to riga, - where the diesel oil was sold. mr abramovich was arrested, but never charged. his lawyers have told us it was all a misunderstanding and the matter was resolved. but the secret document suggests he was detained in police custody. when we put this to mr abramovich, he didn't deny it. translation: mr abramovich already had — a big conflict with the law. a criminal case was launched. the deputy prosecutor of moscow issued a warrant to arrest abramovich. but later, this case disappeared without a trace. this is siberia, 1,500 miles east of moscow. it's where roman abramovich made his serious money. in the mid—1990s, russia was a pretty lawless place. the government owned the vast oil industry here. but roman abramovich came up with a plan to get control of it himself. the idea was simple — persuade the russian government to combine some of the vast state oil facilities, create a giant new company, and then sell

roman abramovich took over and we willj following the team before roman i abramovich took over and we took over and we will be following it — abramovich took over and we will be following it after, _ abramovich took over and we will be following it after, hopefully. - following it after, hopefully. changes— following it after, hopefully. changes at— following it after, hopefully. changes at stamford - following it after, hopefully. changes at stamford bridge | following it after, hopefully. - changes at stamford bridge have following it after, hopefully. _ changes at stamford bridge have been so swift that sponsors who have suspended contracts are still on display. the russian billionaire's reign lasted almost two decades and it will not be forgotten overnight. today's visitors, newcastle, themselves not strangers to a controversial took over and they almost took the lead. the chelsea goalkeeper providing the highlights. in a relatively lacklustre first half. it wasn't until the 89th minute chelsea fans had something to cheer. carry habits' brilliant first touch and then the finish. t

roman abramovich 's _ reeks of illegality. roman abramovich 's lies - reeks of illegality.'s lies denied he abramovich �*s lies denied he was protected by boris yeltsin and says there is no evidence of it. roman abramovich �*s secret past is finally catching up secret past is finally catching up with him. richard bilton, bbc news. no in russia's apartment in open areas. in the capital, kyiv, 20 past six and it has been shaken by two large explosions. pictures capturing a projectile in the sky over here in the last hour. what is not clear is whether it was a russian strike or firing from ukrainian air force systems but residents continue preparations for a potential siege in kyiv. the majority of ukraine's refugees have headed for poland. so far, most have been put up in people's homes. but for the thousands of ukrainian civilians who need medical care, the journey has been even more traumatic. the bbc�*s lewis goodall is in the city of lublin and was given exclusive access to one of the biggest hospitals that has been taking in ukrainian patients. three weeks ago, 44 millio

if roman abramovich wanted a — surprising if roman abramovich wanted a peace deal. this is not made him, his life any easier. and if only— made him, his life any easier. and if only for— made him, his life any easier. and if only for purely selfish reasons, he has _ if only for purely selfish reasons, he has every incentive to try and -et he has every incentive to try and get this— he has every incentive to try and get this genie back in its bottle, whether— get this genie back in its bottle, whether he succeeds or not has to be quite _ whether he succeeds or not has to be quite doubtful at the moment. they have new— quite doubtful at the moment. they have new talks coming on, zielinski signaiiing _ have new talks coming on, zielinski signalling that he could live with ukraine — signalling that he could live with ukraine being the neutral state actor— ukraine being the neutral state actor which is one thing the kremlin wants _ actor which is one thing the kremlin wants~ but — actor which is one thing the kremlin wants. but whether or not vladimir putin— wants. but w

starting off with roman abramovich. a photo we've also got details of the story and i barely recognise roman abramovich from the photo. it looks like a screen grab the of the details of the suspected poisoning in the ft. tell us more. this is an extraordinary story from recent hours. it sounds like roman abramovich and also, i think it was three ukrainian officials and peace talks with the russian diplomats. it seems like it may have been poisoned. it may not have been confirmed by ukrainians or people around roman abramovich yet. but what the reports are saying is that these men suffered very painful symptoms in their eyes which developed a few hours after attending the talks and her skin was peeling off her face as well. and they went to turkey for medical treatment but thankfully, they have recovered. it's not confirmed yet but russia has a track record of poisoning people, sometimes fatally and sometimes just to give them a scare. as part of a so—called diplomatic effort. and we may never know an exact details and s

.— proceeds don't go to roman abramovich. ., ,, , ., , . cted to have a dramatic effect on the cost of living here in the uk, adding to energy costs which were already soaring. the institute for fiscal studies says the chancellor has a tough choice — whether to borrow billions more, or allow households to face the worse cost of living increase since the 19705, with public sector workers facing a real—terms pay cut of around £1,750 because of inflation. theo leggett has this report. rising food prices, the cost of petrol and diesel at record levels and millions facing a steep increase in their energy bills. the cost of living's already at its highest level in decades and research suggests it's going to get worse. it's a major headache for the chancellor ahead of the spring statement later this month. we certainly know, i think, that in terms of people's incomes, in terms of their living standards, this is going to be a really big hit, one of the worst years in the last 50 in terms of living standards. and that could turn into a recession if t

the secret document also suggests roman abramovich was protected by the former russian president borise kremlin where an investigation was stopped by the president. we showed the secret documents and court papers from a legal case where mr abramovich talked about his dealings in russia to about his dealings in russia to a leading dirty money. the material — a leading dirty money. the material they _ a leading dirty money. the material they seen - a leading dirty money. the material they seen suggests that the whole of the acquisition or the creation of the sibneft wealth in the hands of abramovich is as a result of corruption. it reeks of illegality. corruption. it reeks of illegality-— corruption. it reeks of illeaali . ~ ., illegality. mr abramovich's la ers illegality. mr abramovich's lawyers deny _ illegality. mr abramovich's lawyers deny he _ illegality. mr abramovich's lawyers deny he was - illegality. mr abramovich's - lawyers deny he was protected by boris yeltsin. they say there is no basis for alleging he has amassed a very substantial wealth through criminality. sanctioned b

recent pictures of roman abramovich at tel aviv�*s ben gurion airport.arlier, on march 3, something happened to him and two others following peace talks on ukraine's border with belarus. hours after these russian and ukrainian delegates met, three of them, including mr abramovich, suffered searing pain in the eyes, dimness of vision and inflamed, reddened skin. later that night, in the ukraine capital kyiv, according to the investigative website bellingcat, all three were suffering symptoms of intentional poisoning with a chemical agent. it is potentially very serious, and hopefully the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons will be called in to investigate. both ukraine and russia are signatories to the chemical weapons convention, so that would be within the remit of both, particularly ukraine, to bring in. there was no immediate comment from moscow and no proof that russia was behind this. but back in 2020, the russian opposition activist alexei navalny was hospitalised and nearly died in siberia after being poisoned with the nerve agent

the price and the sale would be agreed in advance and the lucky buyer would be roman abramovich. ed sibneft, in a rigged auction. he ended up paying around $250 million. ten years later he sold it back to the government for a staggering $13 billion. that is corruption. this is what you call corruption. roman abramovich stole money from russia, billions of dollars of money from russian taxpayers. a confidential source has given us information about the corrupt sibneft deal. we were told the details were copied from files held on mr abramovich by russian law enforcement authorities and then translated into english. we can't verify that but checks with other sources back up many of the details. the document says those investigating the sibneft sale wanted to charge mr abramovich with a $2.7 billion fraud. the secret document also suggests roman abramovich was protected by the former russian president boris yeltsin. it says law enforcement files on mr abramovich were moved to the kremlin and an investigation was stopped by the president. we showed the secret documents and court papers

the price and the sale would be agreed with in advance, and the lucky buyer would be roman abramovichsibneft in a rigged auction. he ended up paying around $250 million. ten years later he sold it back to the government for a staggering $13 billion. that is corruption. this is what you call corruption. roman abramovich has stolen money from russia, billions of dollars of money of russian taxpayers. a confidential source has given us information about the corrupt sibneft deal. we were told the details were copied from files held on mr abramovich by russian law enforcement agencies, and then translated into english. now, we can't verify that but checks with other sources back up many of the details. the document says, those investigating the sibneft sale wanted to charge mr abramovich with a $2.7 billion fraud: the secret document also suggests roman abramovich was protected by the former russian president, boris yeltsin. it says law enforcement files on mr abramovich were moved to the kremlin, and an investigation was stopped by the president. we showed the secret documents and court p

just one week ago, roman abramovich, the ownerfor nearly 20 ago, roman abramovich, the owner for nearlyey were not necessarily shocked, it is because of events in ukraine stop in the days that followed, a number of billionaires stepped forward saying that they would be interested in buying the club, then today the government to slap some sanctions on mr ivanovich, which means he is not allowed to sell the club as of yet. —— mr roman abramovich. other implications of those sections mean the club's shop has to remain closed. you might think thatis remain closed. you might think that is not a big deal, the club shop being close, but it is the significance of it, that mr roman abramovich is not allowed to benefit from a single pound made in that club shop. so that has to remain closed until further notice. shop. so that has to remain closed untilfurther notice. as far as the team are concerned, travel costs for away games are being capped at £20,000. that sounds like a lot of money, not when you have to move a ton of players, backroom staff, physiotherapists and managers, to away games, inc

roman abramovich was sanctioned this morning.legitimately do whatever he wishes with his assets. given international sanctions, few banks outside russia would have handled their money anyway, but the uk is now off limits. london in particular, with its luxury shops, its armies of private bankers and lawyers, and of course politicians grateful for party donations has long been a favoured haven for the russian super—rich. and the idea of sanctions is if you make their lives less comfortable, they will bring pressure to bear on vladimir putin to stop the war. at least, that's the theory. but in putin's kremlin, the idea oligarchs have power or influence is a fantasy, according to experts. the oligarchs know that their position in charge of state companies that they run is purely conditional on their relationship, their personal relationship with him. they are essentially the managers, they're not the owners, and so if they speak against the war or speak against the regime, they stand to lose this access to material wealth within rus

this is bbc news, the headlines sources close to the russian billionaire roman abramovich say he sufferededly suffered sore eyes and skin inflammation. he has now recovered. the mayor of mariupol in southeastern ukraine says five thousand people have been killed since russia began its siege of the city almost a month ago. around a—hundred—and—sixty thousand civilians are still thought to be trapped in the ruined city, which has been under relentless russian bombardment. russia continues to hit targets in all parts of ukraine. the next round of face—to—face negotiations between ukraine and russia take place this week in turkey.

sources close to the russian billionaire — roman abramovich — say he suffered symptoms of suspected poisoningeportedly suffered sore eyes and skin inflammation. he has now recovered. peace talks are expected to resume on tuesday in turkey. ukraine's president zelensky has made an offer to russia — he said his country could adopt the status of neutrality if that would help end the war — though it would have to be agreed in a referendum. the hollywood star — will smith — has apologised to the comedian — chris rock — for slapping him during the oscar ceremony on sunday. writing on instagram he described his behaviour

and roman abramovich, _ sanctioned today. and roman abramovich, owner _ sanctioned today.a week ago. he faces, a prohibition on transactions with uk individuals and businesses so he cannot do business with anyone in the uk. he faces a travel ban. i don't know where he is in the world. he faces a travel ban. i don't know where he is in the world.- where he is in the world. he is between israel _ where he is in the world. he is between israel and _ where he is in the world. he is between israel and monaco. . where he is in the world. he: 3 between israel and monaco. and he spends time in turkey. doers between israel and monaco. and he spends time in turkey.— spends time in turkey. does the travel ban _ spends time in turkey. does the travel ban means _ spends time in turkey. does the travel ban means he _ spends time in turkey. does the travel ban means he cannot i spends time in turkey. does the | travel ban means he cannot come spends time in turkey. does the i travel ban means he cannot come to the uk? yes. and hisjets cannot land in the uk, transport sanctions? essential

abramovich said he wouldn't be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him. but for some, there was a gaping hole in what he said. there's still, still no condemnation from romansmic moment but not entirely unexpected, coming after mounting calls for the government to sanction him. he's a person of interest to the home office because of his links to the russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices. abramovich has always denied doing anything to warrant sanctions, but some will see this as an attempt to secure the club's future before any possible sanctions come his way. chelsea have been transformed into a footballing force under abramovich, winning 19 major trophies — little wonder, then, that some chelsea supporters are sad to see him go. that club reported to be up for sale for around three million. the latest development is that the un now believes a million refugees have fled the country since there invasion began. we will be back with more headlines in a moment. hello there. on wednesday, we saw the thicker cloud moving further north across the uk, bringing with it some rain and some drizzle. there was still some sunshine

and roman abramovich, the russian owner of chelsea football club, is among seven more oligarchs sanctionedish government — the sale of the club is now on hold. we start tonight with an exclusive report from the city of kharkiv, in the east of ukraine. the country's second largest city, after the capital, kyiv, has endured nightly russian air attacks, and suffered dozens of civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries. most of the city's 1.5 million residents have fled. the ukrainian forces fought back a russian armoured column in the early days of the invasion. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway are the firstjournalists to be embedded with the ukranian army, as they continue to fight the russian advance. i should warn you, their report contains graphic images from the front line that some viewers will find disturbing. head to the very eastern edge of ukraine, and a ghostly vision of the country's fate unfolds before you. the city of kharkiv is being purged of life. in near total blackout, the police in the country's second—largest city take us on patrol.

the secret document also suggests roman abramovich was protected by the former russian president boris and an investigation was stopped by the president. we showed the secret documents and court papers from a legal case where mr abramovich talked about his dealings in russia to a leading expert on dirty money. the material that i've seen suggests that the whole of the acquisition or the creation of the sibneft wealth in the hands of abramovich is as a result of corruption. it reeks of illegality. mr abramovich's lawyers deny he was protected by boris yeltsin. they say there is no basis for alleging he has amassed very substantial wealth through criminality. sanctioned by the uk government last week, roman abramovich's secret past is finally catching up with him. richard bilton, bbc news. you are china has reported 5,280 new coronavirus cases, the highest number in two years. the country has sealed off an entire province in response to the surge in cases. seen as mats suits —— workers in hazmat suits. across the financial hub, schools, parks and cinemas have closed, and restrictions hav

abramovich said he wouldn't be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him. but for some, there was a gaping hole in what he said. there's still, still no condemnation from romandeparture is a seismic moment but not entirely unexpected, coming after mounting calls for the government to sanction him. he's a person of interest to the home office because of his links to the russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices. abramovich has always denied doing anything to warrant sanctions, but some will see this as an attempt to secure the club's future before any possible sanctions come his way. chelsea have been transformed into a footballing force under abramovich, winning 19 major trophies — little wonder, then, that some supporters are sad to see him go. absolutely gutted, mate. but he's done it for the right reasons. we know he has. british government put a target on his back, and everybody's on him now. obviously it's very - sad what is happening in the ukraine, but at the end of the day, l i think football comes second, doesn't it? . abramovich has already been approached by potential buyers, but will he get the £3 billion he rep

recent pictures of roman abramovich at tel aviv�*s ben gurion airport.arlier, on march 3, something happened to him and two others following peace talks on ukraine's border with belarus. hours after these russian and ukrainian delegates met, three of them, including mr abramovich, suffered searing pain in the eyes, dimness of vision and inflamed, reddened skin. later that night, in the ukraine capital kyiv, according to the investigative website bellingcat, all three were suffering symptoms of intentional poisoning with a chemical agent. it is potentially very serious, and hopefully the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons will be called in to investigate. both ukraine and russia are signatories to the chemical weapons convention, so that would be within the remit of both, particularly ukraine, to bring in. there was no immediate comment from moscow and no proof that russia was behind this. but back in 2020, the russian opposition activist alexei navalny was hospitalised and nearly died inside siberia after being poisoned with the nerve a

in 2003, the russian oligarch roman abramovich bought chelsea football club and pumped so much money became arguably the world's dominant force in football. now, abramovich has been forced to put chelsea up for sale, and the question of who owns football clubs has become immensely important. dan roan, the bbc�*s sports editor. well, the premier league have rules in place that are meant to bar certain people from owning their clubs. but the rules do not contain, john, any human rights provisions. what we have seen is that these rules do not prevent sovereign wealth funds, for example, for countries with questionable human rights records from taking over a club, as is the case with newcastle united, for example. and of course, it didn't prevent roman abramovich from taking over chelsea. what this huge controversy and the unprecedented circumstances that chelsea now face has done, more than any other issue in the past, is highlight the limitations of these rules that surround ownership. how damaging could it be to english football if you simply say, look, we can only have owners from cer

also and evolving roman abramovich, the russian oligarch who used to own chelsea football club. ad allegedly hired three people poisoned during those talks. including abramovich i'm self. he said that he lost his sight and he also had skin peeling from his face. after drinking a bottle of water and eating chocolate at the talks. as a result the ukrainian foreign leader has told those taking part of talks today in istanbul to touch nothing. now, let's see if we can get simon on the program. he is standing by for us i think unless you mania this morning. hi simon. >> hi good morning from the hill of -- in northern lithuania. just outside the city of -- and this is a pilgrimage. for the listing minions and indeed polish people. [inaudible] being called those several times by the red army. and it's so here. tens of thousands of crosses. i'm just here enjoying the bright, traveling around the borderlands. of course list elena by latvia, by poland, but also by belarus and by russia. >> estonia as well. particularly latvia, estonia, lift away now, where you are. bargain holidays at the

roman abramovich said he won't claim black loans. where all proceeds of sale would be gifted. we have had next to no reaction from chelsea's players, fans or anyone from the premier league. but he has decided after nearly 20 years owning chelsea, he will sell the club.— the organisers of the winter paralympics have decided not to ban athletes from russia and belarus from competing at the games which begin on friday. but they will have to participate as neutrals. the culture secretary, nadine dorries, has called on the international olympic committee to "urgently reconsider" its decision. our sports editor dan roan has the details the torch lighting ceremony as the count down to the paralympics continued amid controversy. confirmation that despite calls for a ban, athletes from russia and belarus would be allowed to take part, albeit with conditions. the? part, albeit with conditions. they will compete _ part, albeit with conditions. they will compete under _ part, albeit with conditions. he will compete under the part, albeit with co

to name and oligarch it will be roman abramovich.ne of reasons yes top the list of target. kailey: -- guy: i think it makes the newcastle game quite interesting. kailey: can he not sell it, effectively? what happens now? alex: he is not allowed to carry on with the sales process as it stands. he has commissioned bankers to find buyers. among the potential buyers is josh harris of apollo group. the government will be responsible for selling it. if they can find a buyer before the summer maybe they can think about doing transfers. who has the money to buy this sort of thing? this is going to cost, assuming is going get the price he was looking for, billions of pounds. guy: great stuff, thanks for the update. alex webb from bloomberg quicktake. we will see what the result is that norwich tonight. could be an interesting evening for chelsea football club. let's talk more about this. we welcome university of nottingham assistant professor of politics and international relations, a specialist in sanctions. talk us through the effects, if a

the i has a striking image of roman abramovich after the chelsea owner was among seven people hit by w sanctions. "blood on their hands" is the headline — a quote from the foreign secretary, liz truss. "blood brothers" is the mirror's headline, picturing abramovich and the russian leader, and also the devastation in irpin, near kyiv. the same story features on the guardian's front page — but the paper also has a harrowing report from the besieged city of mariupol. the times has a warning from borisjohnson, who says the kremlin may be prepared to use chemical weapons in ukraine. the ft says more than half of ukraine's economy has shut, as the conflict deepens president putin threatens to send globalfood prices soaring in a response to international sanctions. putin takes revenge on the west reads the express front page. the daily mail claims europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since the second world war. the telegraph says the british public will be asked to offer their homes to tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees, following criticism of the home office's handling of the re

roman abramovich was sanctioned this morning.his morning and until the moment he was sanctioned, he was at liberty to legitimately do whatever he wishes with his assets. given international sanctions, few banks outside russia would have handled their money anyway, but the uk is now off—limits. london in particular, with its luxury shops, its armies of private bankers and lawyers, and of course politicians grateful for party donations has long been a favoured haven for the russian super—rich. and the idea of sanctions is if you make their lives less comfortable, they will bring pressure to bear on vladimir putin to stop the war. at least, that's the theory. but in putin's kremlin, the idea oligarchs have power or influence is a fantasy, according to experts. the oligarchs know that their position in charge of state companies that they run is purely conditional on their relationship, their personal relationship with him. they are essentially the managers, they're not the owners, and so if they speak against the war or speak against

about the poisoning of a russian oligarch roman abramovich. take a look at the developments this morning. the ukrainian military claims to have retaken the city of irpin northwest of kyiv. alongside the settlement of -- and -- in the kharkiv region. general staff of the armed forces of ukraine say russian forces are weekend. and disorientated. and they have cut off -- they have been caught off from logistics. amnesty international has accused russia of committing war crimes in the port city of mariupol. ahead of the peace talks in istanbul this morning. the ukrainian foreign minister had this warning in light of the reported poisoning of roman abramovich. >> [interpreter] i advise anyone going for negotiations with the russian federation not to eat or drink anything. and preferably avoid touching any surface. that's at first and. secondly, all of these stories someone heard something somewhere. some sources. now there is a lot of this kind because everyone is thirsty for news for sensation. >> earlier i spoke to the former nato representative

and dominic joins us, who has written a biography of roman abramovich. good to see you this morning. let's start with the sanctions and the pace or lack thereof, with which they were brought in. why do you think it took the government quite so long to arrive at the position they did yesterday given the fact that roman abramovich when he bought chelsea, all that people could talk about was his links to the kremlin. >> with oligarchs, they have a lot of money to spend, and they wanted to get their ducks in a row, before taking action like this, because they know that if they don't, that then lawyers will turn on them and it could all be reversed. >> obviously we understand that abramovich has a strong personal connection to challenge sy, but are they going to have an offer? >> yesterday, the football club valued at 3 billion, it is now getting responses, with the merchandise, and with the market, their chances are that at least a lot of, you know, it is losing because of this, but you know, it is frantically trying to sell properties, and he's got somethin

recent pictures of roman abramovich at tel aviv�*s airport.days earlier, on march three, something happened to him and to others following peace talks on ukraine's border with belarus. i was after these russian and ukrainian delegates met, three of them, including mr amber pavic suffered searing pain in the eyes, dimness of vision and inflamed and red and skin. —— including mrabramovich. later that night in the ukraine capital kyiv, according to the investigative website bellingcat, all three were suffering symptoms of intentional poisoning with a chemical agent. intentional poisoning with a chemicalagent. it intentional poisoning with a chemical agent.— intentional poisoning with a chemical agent. it is potentially very serious _ chemical agent. it is potentially very serious and _ chemical agent. it is potentially very serious and hopefully - chemical agent. it is potentially very serious and hopefully the i very serious and hopefully the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons will be called in to investigate, both the ukraine

but obviously roman abramovich can't sell chelsea football club because his assets have been frozen andhe british government has made it very clear that any sale of the club, the assets would not go to roman abramovich but it may be, obviously, he started this negotiations at the beginning, at some point last week. and it may be that he might still be continuing those negotiations in the hope that at some point he can get those assets back. this turkish billionaire made his money in energy. he also is involved in cryptocurrency. and he also has development business here in turkish, in the turkish resort. so it is possible that that's part of the reason why he's been interested in turkey, but of course the world is getting much smaller for roman abramovich and all of these oligarchs who are no longer able to keep their asset, it is not just the u.k., europe has also put sanctions on roman abramovich and he was in tel aviv and he is actually an israeli citizen, he is a port geez citizen as well, and he does have assets including a big mansion in tel aviv. and that has not been seized yet.

abramovich said he wouldn't be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him. but for some, there was a gaping hole in what he said. there's still, still no condemnation from romandeparture is a seismic moment but not entirely unexpected, coming after mounting calls for the government to sanction him. he's a person of interest to the home office because of his links to the russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices. abramovich has always denied doing anything to warrant sanctions, but some will see this as an attempt to secure the club's future before any possible sanctions come his way. chelsea have been transformed into a footballing force under abramovich, winning 19 major trophies — little wonder, then, that some supporters are sad to see him go. absolutely gutted, mate. but he's done it for the right reasons. we know he has. british government put a target on his back, and everybody's on him now. obviously it's very i sad what is happening in the ukraine, but at the end of the day, i i think football comes second, doesn't it? i abramovich has already been approached by potential buyers, but will he get the £3 billion he rep

so the financial times reports that putin personally approved roman abramovich's participation in the president zelenskyy asked president biden don't sanction roman abramovich because he's important here. why do you think he has been chosen for this role, presuming he stays in it given what appears to have occurred, but by both sides? >> first of all, roman abramovich himself volunteered because he doesn't want to be under western sanctions, that is absolutely clear. also to be honest, it would be very easy for putin to dismiss everything which would be offered by roman abramovich. these days he's not that close to vladimir putin. he can get a meeting with him, but he doesn't have an official standing. he doesn't occupy any official position. so while you can use him or you can just dismiss him. you have all options. >> andrei, thank you, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> and next, a federal judge saying it's, quote, more likely than not that trump committed a felony by trying to overturn the 2020 election, a significant development today. plus we'll take you to the largest uk

also on tonight's extended programme: roman abramovich, the russian owner of chelsea football club, isng seven more oligarchs sanctioned by the british government — the sale of the club is now on hold. and as the war in ukraine fuels inflation, average petrol prices are at their highest ever level — again hitting the cost of living. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from lviv. we start our extended programme tonight with a special report from the city of kharkiv, in the east of ukraine and the country's second largest city. kharkiv has endured nightly russian air attacks and suffered dozens of civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries. most of the city's 1.5 million residents have fled. the ukrainian forces fought back a russian armoured column in the early days of the invasion — and have been fighting since to stop a further russian advance. our correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman darren conway have spent the week with the ukrainian

and after that news that broke yesterday, that roman abramovich had attended other talks in kyiv, on the 3rd and 4th of march, after which he felt unwell, along with two other senior ukrainian officials, after suspected poisoning, now, i should say that roman abramovih and those representatives from the ukrainian side then traveled here by car before making their way to poland and then flying to turkey earlier this month, where we understand roman abramsovich received medical attention after temporarily losing his eyesight following those reports of suspected poisoning, and of course, he's been back to full health today attending this latest round of talks in istanbul. but that said, we didn't believe he is part of the formal delegation, representing russia. certainly the kremlin has previously said that abramovich played an early role in peace talks but the process was now in the hands of the negotiating team. but still very interesting that he is in attendance and obviously back to full health following those concerning reports. but also, very concerning as well, and a suggestion of

expire. when the sanctions against roman abramovich expire.—hour, henrick stenson has been named as europe's ryder cup captain for next year's match in rome. the swede, known as the �*ice man�* succeeds padraig harrington, who presided over euope's defeat at whistling straits. stenson made his ryder cup debut in 2006, where he holed the winning putt in a dominant european victory. he was vice—captain to harrington at whistling straits. stenson tweeted that he was "extremely proud and humbled to be europe's next captain". team usa have announced that two—time major champion zachjohnson will captain the team in rome. christian erikson will return to play for his national team, denmark, less than a year after collapsing in their opening match at the european championship. eriksen, who signed for london club brentford injanuary, suffered a cardiac arrest injune while denmark were playing finland. eriksen received life—saving treatment on the pitch before being fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device. eriksen joins up with his

russian billionaire owner roman abramovich as had his assets frozen by the uk government in response to the invasion of ukraine, our correspondent tom has been taking a look. the abramovich arrow delivered every piece of silverware to chelsea, but the british government say his closer election ship with lawton where putin means they have locked down his uk assets, he already put chelsea up for sale but the sanctions mean that if a new virus found, and approved, abramovich won't receive a penny. every employee has questions, but the men's and women sides played and last night i know from my and normally we have to never go a difficult period and don't have all the answers for -- council anymore tickets there will be a transfer ban, and block from negotiating new contracts. the club can't sell merchandise, or mobile phone from three have already suspended their sponsorship. shovel costs to away games will have to be more modest. longer trips abroad might prove more difficult. fans at the women's match last night were still taking a toll. -- it doesn't matter what situation is going on s

but today roman abramovich was sanctioned by the government, freezing all his uk assets, including chelsea abramovich has had a close relationship for decades, and that he had obtained financial benefit from that association. roman abramovich made his money in the 1990s buying oil and aluminium assets from the russian state and making them hugely profitable. he became internationally famous when he bought chelsea, saying he'd spend what was needed to get success. translation: i haven't thought about how much money - i am prepared to spend. i suppose that depends on how well we play and how determined we are to win. if i feel we need to buy any particular player to get the results we want, i willjust spend more money. today's sanctions massively restrict what chelsea can do. even with a special licence, the club is now banned from selling more tickets, selling merchandise and buying players. at stamford bridge today, there was despair and a scramble for shirts before the shop closed. as we walked in, they closed behind us and said, "you're the last blokes," so, we went in and we got the las

sanctions against russian owner roman abramovich are kicking in.become the highest profile sponsor to cut ties so far. for more on all this, leigh-ann gerrans joins us from outside. could we see more ties being cut? >> good morning, francine. i am outside stanford bridge. we have sent -- cnet staff go in and out. things are starting to unravel after the russian oligarch and owner of chelsea football club roman abramovich wasn't sanctioned yesterday by the u.k. government. -- wasn't sanctioned yesterday by the u.k. government. sponsors are now looking at the ties with the club. three mobile which sponsors the chelsea t-shirts which you have seen out and about, now that 40 million pound a deal has been suspended. hyundai the south korean motor company is reviewing their sponsorship deal with chelsea. many newspapers and analysts are saying other sponsors could follow. they include hublot, the swiss watchmaker, and also nike. they have a 15 year 900 million pound deal with chelsea fc. but we have not heard from nike as of yet, francine. francine: we w

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chelsea owes roman abramovich around £1.5 billion of the top of my head.is a report in a swiss newspaper that a billionaire has been offered the chance to buy the club. that doesn't mean the deal will go ahead. apparently the billionaire says abramovich said he wanted to get rid of chelsea quickly after the threat of sanctions was raised in the british parliament. he also says all net proceeds from the sale will be donated to the victims of the war in ukraine. a huge story notjust in english sport but in global sport which we will turn back to in a couple of minutes. the next thing i want to look at away from the second biggest city kharkiv, and kyiv. there is heavy fighting in southern ukraine. officials say hundreds of people have been killed there — many of them civilians. russia claims their troops have taken control of kherson — that's a port city on the black sea. ukrainian officials deny this. it would be the biggest city to fall into russian hands and would be strategically important for troops to push further inland. these pictures have been verif

because it is the ultimate boy's toys spread, and funny enough, all the billionaires from russia, roman abramovich, two weeks notice that we're gonna confiscate everything, they moved all their planes and yachts out of the country. who would've thought that would be a thing? last night, even, abramovich his two biggest job yachts are worth a billion pounds, just two of them. now heading towards the eastern mediterranean, where we absolutely got our hands on -- one of these is 445 million super yacht called solace, it has its own missile detection system. it's quite astonishing, when you look at but these yachts -- i know the rich, of course i know the rich, but some of the things are absolutely astonishing. this is a male special investigation, and they said 1.8 billion pounds in private assets have been spirited away, not just by abramovich, but there is one chap who managed to fly his private jet out of an airport in germany. literally, 24 hours after they banned any russian jets taking out for landing, so i'm not sure how that happens. it is quite an astonishing tally of ultimate boy's toys, th