Mr Abramovich is worth £9.3billion. He and Mr Abramovich were on lists of Russian oligarchs published by the US Treasury in connection with new sanctions. 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 23, 2018 09:34 UTC