Will this allow them to no longer be referred to as Chelski?
Statement from Roman Abramovich
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#82> The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. Whoever formulated this is a PR genius. The West will read it as "the [Russian aggression] war in Ukraine". Putin can be made believe it meant "the [Ukrainian nazi government] war in [the Donbas region of] Ukraine".
They don't call it a war in Russia, it's a "special military operation". Calling it a war is perhaps a small step away from Putin for Abramovich, or a mistake.
If I were Abramovich, I'd make sure my local hospitals had a supply of antidotes for the common toxins Russians have been known to use, and maybe ones that haven't been just yet.
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#83Called it a war and basically took Ukraine's side. This guy isn't entering Russia anytime soon.
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#84The guy is giving away £3 billion+ to charity and writing off a £1.5 billion loan, and yet the whole thread is looking for holes in the short statement. Nice gesture I say as he didn’t start the war.
He admitted under oath in court that he paid billions of dollars of bribes to government officials and gangsters to acquire and protect his assets. http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/chelsea-owner-ad...
That's fair, and we should judge him for it. Doesn't mean we should blame him for the war in Ukraine.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
He admitted under oath in court that he paid billions of dollars of bribes to government officials and gangsters to acquire and protect his assets. http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/chelsea-owner-ad...
That's fair, and we should judge him for it. Doesn't mean we should blame him for the war in Ukraine.
Well blame is a tricky word, and I'm sure he did not personally authorize the attack or had any say in it, but it is quite indisputable that he has been a huge factor in propping up Putin for the last 20+ years.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's fair, and we should judge him for it. Doesn't mean we should blame him for the war in Ukraine.
Well blame is a tricky word, and I'm sure he did not personally authorize the attack or had any say in it, but it is quite indisputable that he has been a huge factor in propping up Putin for the last 20+ years.
Is it? My understanding is that he completely peaced out of Russia shortly after Putin came to power and has been uninvolved in Russian affairs for ~15 years.
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Chelsea FC is not profitable, so what proceeds can possibly be donated? Even after winning the Champions League they lost money.
I can think in a few solid reasons explaining why a very rich could want to keep a non profitable company in a foreign country. Making valuable personal contacts for example. Some companies aim to earn money. The purpose of other is to burn money at a fast pace when needed. Maybe to support the first ones. The interesting part in this is not that will sell a club, is that will announced that will sell all his propert…
> I can think in a few solid reasons explaining why a very rich could want to keep a non profitable company in a foreign country.
You didn't list the most popular reason: Money laundering.
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#89Called it a war and basically took Ukraine's side. This guy isn't entering Russia anytime soon.
Except, perhaps, as Putin‘s successor?
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#90The guy is giving away £3 billion+ to charity and writing off a £1.5 billion loan, and yet the whole thread is looking for holes in the short statement. Nice gesture I say as he didn’t start the war.
He admitted under oath in court that he paid billions of dollars of bribes to government officials and gangsters to acquire and protect his assets. http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/chelsea-owner-ad...
and if I had been born into his circumstances, perhaps I might have done the same. Living in a time/place where bribery is not necessary to get ahead is a historically rare privilege.