Abramovich lawyers insist £2.5bn from Chelsea sale is still his and blame government for delays over funds

In the escalating row over the £2.5bn the Russian oligarch has promised to give to the victims of the Ukrainian war, The Independent has seen a legal letter blaming Keir Starmer’s government for the hold up


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