Mr Abramovich, 51, was orphaned aged four and left school at 16. Mr Abramovich eventually emerged as the joint-owner of the Sibneft oil group. 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. In 2003, Mr Abramovich bought Chelsea for £60million.

Source: Daily Mail May 21, 2018 23:37 UTC