Billionaire Ex-Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Loses Bid To Overturn Sanctions Slapped On Him ‘For Funding Putin’s War’

RUSSIAN oligarch Roman Abramovich has lost an appeal against the EU's decision to freeze his funds over his links to tyrant Vladimir Putin.

The ex-Chelsea FC owner, 57, has been slapped with sanctions from the UK and the EU but has previously denied any financial relationship with despot Putin.