EU Court Rejects Abramovich’s Latest Challenge to Sanctions
The court said the sanctions rest on Abramovich’s stakes in major Russian companies, leaving asset freezes and EU travel bans in place.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, the European Union General Court rejected Roman Abramovich's third legal challenge to remove his name from the bloc's sanctions list, maintaining the asset freeze and travel restrictions.
- Brussels first sanctioned Abramovich in March 2022, citing his role as a major shareholder in Russian steel group Evraz and alleged ties to Vladimir Putin.
- Judges upheld the decision because companies like Evraz provide 'substantial revenue' to the Russian government, though Evraz has denied supplying products to the Russian military.
- The ruling leaves the asset freeze in place, alongside a separate dispute regarding $2.9 billion in proceeds from his 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club to British authorities insisting funds support humanitarian causes in Ukraine.
- Beyond the European Union, authorities have frozen significant assets, including $340 million in property on the French Riviera and a villa in the Algarve valued at about 10 million euros.
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The European Court of General Jurisdiction has refused for the third time to lift sanctions against Russian businessman Roman Abramovich
For the third time, the European Court of General Jurisdiction refused to lift sanctions against Russian businessman Roman Abramovich. This was reported by the court's press service. Abramovich demanded the cancellation of the Council's acts...
EU Court Rejects Abramovich’s Latest Challenge to Sanctions
The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday rejected Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s latest attempt to overturn sanctions that freeze his assets and bar him from entering or traveling through the bloc.
The General Court of the European Union dismissed the appeal filed by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich against the continuation of the restrictive measures imposed on him, raising the EU Councils actions. (ANSA)
Cedarnews.net. . On Wednesday the General Court of the European Union (TGUE) rejected a third appeal filed by the Russian billionaire and former owner of. Cedarnews . .
The Russian businessman appealed to the Court of the European Union, but it was refused. The Court maintains that the argument presented in the appeal is unfounded. The sanctions are not going to be lifted.
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