Roman Abramovich at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea. He missed the team’s FA Cup victory at Wembley on Saturday because his visa had not been renewed IAN WALTON/GETTY IMAGESRoman Abramovich’s visa to enter Britain has not been renewed, it was revealed yesterday, a move that is likely to raise tensions between Britain and Russia. It meant that the Russian oligarch was unable to attend the FA Cup final on Saturday in which Chelsea, the team that he owns, beat Manchester United to lift the trophy. Sources at the club insisted that Mr Abramovich, 51, had not been denied a visa and there had merely been a delay to the renewal of his paperwork. However, the failure of the authorities to process the application of such a high-profile ally of President Putin will be seen by Moscow as another snub after Britain’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of Sergei…

Source: The Times May 20, 2018 23:01 UTC