Roman Abramovich will have to prove his wealth is legitimate after Whitehall launched a war on oligarchsRoman Abramovich will have to prove his wealth is legitimate after Whitehall launched a war on oligarchs. Mr Abramovich, Britain’s 13th-richest man who bought Chelsea in 2003, was last in the UK in early April. Under the system, Mr Abramovich could face exhaustive questions from the Home Office about his business interests. Soon afterwards, Mr Abramovich allegedly bought Mr Putin, then the prime minister, a $50million (£37million) yacht. ‘The request came from Mr Putin,’ Mr Berezovsky said in evidence.

Source: Daily Mail May 21, 2018 23:00 UTC