Abramovich to sell Chelsea FC as pressure for sanctions against oligarchs grows

Israeli foreign minister warns cabinet ministers against helping Jewish oligarchs with ties to Putin, many of whom have donated heavily to Israeli causes

Abramovich puts Chelsea soccer club up for sale as clamour for sanctions grows (Reuters)

Our oligarch (Jewish Currents)
Jewish institutions have accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from Putin confidante Roman Abramovich. Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine force a reckoning?

Abramovich selling Chelsea FC, to donate proceeds to Ukraine victims (Jerusalem Post)
Abramovich is the best known among several Russian Jewish ‘oligarchs’ with close ties to Putin, many of whom have donated heavily to Jewish causes over the years

BARAK RAVID: Israeli foreign minister warns cabinet against helping Russian oligarchs (Axios)
Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid has warned cabinet ministers not to help Russian Jewish oligarchs who were targeted by international sanctions or could be targeted in the future

Israel torn over ties with Russian oligarchs (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT: Formulating its policy on the Ukraine crisis, Israel must take into account its coordination with Russia in Syria, its special relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, its super important alliance with the United States and its large Russian-Ukraine-born population

Russia’s Jewish oligarchs and their donations come under threat of Western sanctions amid Ukraine war (JTA)