Two weeks ago, Roman Abramovich was portraying himself as a peacemaker after flying into Belarus to help broker a truce between Russia and the Ukraine.
On Thursday, the UK became the first country to slap sanctions on the Chelsea football club owner, describing him as a “pro-Kremlin oligarch” who had personally benefited from close ties with President Vladimir Putin.
Abramovich was one of seven oligarchs to face UK sanctions for the first time, alongside Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil company Rosneft, and Oleg Deripaska, a leading shareholder of metals group EN+.
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