据报道,受到制裁的俄罗斯富翁罗曼·阿布拉莫维奇与俄罗斯和乌克兰代表会面,试图促成两国之间的和平谈判,但在会后出现中毒症状。
据《福布斯》(Forbes)报道,阿布拉莫维奇的身家接近80亿美元,他目前正在遭受数个国家的制裁。《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)在3月28日称,本月早些时候,阿布拉莫维奇在基辅与乌克兰和俄罗斯的代表会面,随后出现暂时失明、饮食困难、脸和手脱皮的症状。
克里姆林宫没有回应《华尔街日报》和《财富》杂志的置评请求。
欧洲一家新闻和事实调查机构Bellingcat也报道了这位亿万富翁疑似中毒的消息。Bellingcat于3月28日宣布,该次会面的三名与会者,即阿布拉莫维奇和两名乌克兰代表,均出现了化学中毒的症状。
Bellingcat得出的结论是,这起可疑的袭击“并非为了取人性命,而是一次警告。”《华尔街日报》的报道也得出了同样的结论。
目前还不清楚是谁给阿布拉莫维奇和乌克兰代表下了毒,但与阿布拉莫维奇关系密切的消息人士对《华尔街日报》表示,某些克里姆林宫官员试图破坏和平谈判,他们应该为此事负责。
克里姆林宫曾经被指控对持不同政见者和政敌使用化学武器。最近一次是俄罗斯反对派领导人阿列克谢·纳瓦利尼疑似接触了“苏联时代的神经毒剂”而住院。2006年,前克格勃特工、叛逃者、曾经直言诟病克里姆林宫的亚历山大·利特维年科在伦敦因为服用神经毒剂而死,这是克里姆林宫最臭名昭著的类似下毒把戏。欧洲人权法院(European Court of Human Rights)于2021年得出结论,两名俄罗斯特工应该对这起罪行负责。
自俄乌战争爆发以来,阿布拉莫维奇一直在莫斯科和基辅之间斡旋,试图达成和平谈判。俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后不久,阿布拉莫维奇的发言人声称,乌克兰的官员曾经联系阿布拉莫维奇,要求他帮助乌克兰方面同俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京达成和平协议。后来有报道称,今年2月底,阿布拉莫维奇在白俄罗斯举行的第一次俄乌和谈中扮演了“鼓吹游说”的角色。
克里姆林宫最近也做出了类似的声明,称安布拉莫维奇一直积极参与莫斯科和基辅之间的和平谈判。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基也表示,阿布拉莫维奇一直致力于通过斡旋和平谈判来支持乌克兰。3月27日,泽连斯基甚至还请求美国不要对阿布拉莫维奇进行制裁。
美国尚未对阿布拉莫维奇进行制裁,但他已经成为加拿大、欧盟和英国的制裁目标。阿布拉莫维奇比其他俄罗斯寡头晚几星期受到制裁,因为他是英超切尔西足球俱乐部(Chelsea F.C.)的老板。有报道称,这让英国在制裁他的问题上必须考虑更多因素。英国官员声称,多年来,阿布拉莫维奇与普京一直保持着“密切联系”。
阿布拉莫维奇于3月10日受到制裁。今年3月初,他已经将切尔西足球俱乐部和一栋价值2.6亿美元的伦敦豪宅挂牌出售。上周,为了应对美国可能实施的制裁手段,阿布拉莫维奇又将自己一处价值5000万美元的科罗拉多州房产挂牌出售。
阿布拉莫维奇于2018年取得以色列国籍。在以色列,他拥有更多的房产。尽管阿布拉莫维奇在英国也有巨额资产,但近年来他很少去那里投资。
虽然美国尚未制裁阿布拉莫维奇,但几乎他的所有海外资产都已经被冻结。最近有传言称,为了逃避被外国当局扣押,这位亿万富翁一直在到处转移一些更值钱的资产,比如他价值7亿美元的超级游艇。(财富中文网)
译者:Transn
据报道,受到制裁的俄罗斯富翁罗曼·阿布拉莫维奇与俄罗斯和乌克兰代表会面,试图促成两国之间的和平谈判,但在会后出现中毒症状。
据《福布斯》(Forbes)报道,阿布拉莫维奇的身家接近80亿美元,他目前正在遭受数个国家的制裁。《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)在3月28日称,本月早些时候,阿布拉莫维奇在基辅与乌克兰和俄罗斯的代表会面,随后出现暂时失明、饮食困难、脸和手脱皮的症状。
克里姆林宫没有回应《华尔街日报》和《财富》杂志的置评请求。
欧洲一家新闻和事实调查机构Bellingcat也报道了这位亿万富翁疑似中毒的消息。Bellingcat于3月28日宣布,该次会面的三名与会者,即阿布拉莫维奇和两名乌克兰代表,均出现了化学中毒的症状。
Bellingcat得出的结论是,这起可疑的袭击“并非为了取人性命,而是一次警告。”《华尔街日报》的报道也得出了同样的结论。
目前还不清楚是谁给阿布拉莫维奇和乌克兰代表下了毒,但与阿布拉莫维奇关系密切的消息人士对《华尔街日报》表示,某些克里姆林宫官员试图破坏和平谈判,他们应该为此事负责。
克里姆林宫曾经被指控对持不同政见者和政敌使用化学武器。最近一次是俄罗斯反对派领导人阿列克谢·纳瓦利尼疑似接触了“苏联时代的神经毒剂”而住院。2006年,前克格勃特工、叛逃者、曾经直言诟病克里姆林宫的亚历山大·利特维年科在伦敦因为服用神经毒剂而死,这是克里姆林宫最臭名昭著的类似下毒把戏。欧洲人权法院(European Court of Human Rights)于2021年得出结论,两名俄罗斯特工应该对这起罪行负责。
自俄乌战争爆发以来,阿布拉莫维奇一直在莫斯科和基辅之间斡旋,试图达成和平谈判。俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后不久,阿布拉莫维奇的发言人声称,乌克兰的官员曾经联系阿布拉莫维奇,要求他帮助乌克兰方面同俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京达成和平协议。后来有报道称,今年2月底,阿布拉莫维奇在白俄罗斯举行的第一次俄乌和谈中扮演了“鼓吹游说”的角色。
克里姆林宫最近也做出了类似的声明,称安布拉莫维奇一直积极参与莫斯科和基辅之间的和平谈判。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基也表示,阿布拉莫维奇一直致力于通过斡旋和平谈判来支持乌克兰。3月27日,泽连斯基甚至还请求美国不要对阿布拉莫维奇进行制裁。
美国尚未对阿布拉莫维奇进行制裁,但他已经成为加拿大、欧盟和英国的制裁目标。阿布拉莫维奇比其他俄罗斯寡头晚几星期受到制裁,因为他是英超切尔西足球俱乐部(Chelsea F.C.)的老板。有报道称,这让英国在制裁他的问题上必须考虑更多因素。英国官员声称,多年来,阿布拉莫维奇与普京一直保持着“密切联系”。
阿布拉莫维奇于3月10日受到制裁。今年3月初,他已经将切尔西足球俱乐部和一栋价值2.6亿美元的伦敦豪宅挂牌出售。上周,为了应对美国可能实施的制裁手段,阿布拉莫维奇又将自己一处价值5000万美元的科罗拉多州房产挂牌出售。
阿布拉莫维奇于2018年取得以色列国籍。在以色列,他拥有更多的房产。尽管阿布拉莫维奇在英国也有巨额资产,但近年来他很少去那里投资。
虽然美国尚未制裁阿布拉莫维奇,但几乎他的所有海外资产都已经被冻结。最近有传言称,为了逃避被外国当局扣押,这位亿万富翁一直在到处转移一些更值钱的资产,比如他价值7亿美元的超级游艇。(财富中文网)
译者:Transn
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich reportedly suffered from symptoms of poisoning after meeting with Russian and Ukrainian representatives and attempting to broker peace negotiations between the two countries.
Abramovich—who is currently under sanctions from several countries and is said to possess a fortune of nearly $8 billion, according to Forbes—allegedly suffered from a temporary loss of eyesight, problems eating, and peeling skin on his face and hands after a meeting with Ukrainian and Russian representatives in Kyiv earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on March 28.
The Kremlin did not respond to either the Journal or Fortune’s request for comment.
The billionaire’s suspected poisoning was also reported by Bellingcat, a European investigative journalism and fact-checking group, which announced on March 28 that three people—Abramovich and two Ukrainian representatives who were present at the meeting—had exhibited symptoms in line with chemical poisoning.
Bellingcat concluded that the suspected attack was “not intended to kill, it was just a warning.” The Journal’s reporting concluded the same.
It is unclear who would have poisoned Abramovich and the Ukrainian representatives, although sources close to Abramovich told the Journal that they believed Kremlin officials attempting to sabotage peace talks to be responsible.
The Kremlin has been accused of using chemical poisoning attacks on dissidents and political rivals in the past, most recently when Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hospitalized after reportedly coming into contact with a “Soviet-era nerve agent.” The tactic was most infamously employed in 2006 when Alexander Litvinienko, a former KGB agent-turned defector and vocal critic of the Kremlin, died in London after ingesting a nerve agent. The European Court of Human Rights concluded in 2021 that two Russian agents were responsible for the crime.
Abramovich has been mediating negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv since the beginning of the war. A spokesperson for the oligarch claimed shortly after the invasion that Ukrainian officials had reached out to Abramovich requesting that he help broker a peace deal with Vladimir Putin. Abramovich was later reported to have participated in an “advocacy” role at one of the first attempted peace talks in Belarus at the end of February.
The Kremlin recently made similar claims that Ambramovich has been actively involved in peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that the oligarch has been trying to help Ukraine by brokering peace negotiations, even asking on March 27 that the U.S. spare Abramovich from sanctions.
The U.S. has yet to sanction Abramovich, but he has been targeted by Canadian, EU and U.K. penalties. Abramovich was sanctioned weeks later than other oligarchs, as his ownership of English soccer club Chelsea F.C. reportedly complicated the U.K.’s decision to sanction him. English officials have alleged that the oligarch has maintained “close links” to Putin for years.
Before being hit by sanctions on March 10, Abramovich put up both his soccer club and his $260 million London mansion up for sale at the beginning of March. Last week, he also put his $50 million home in Colorado on the market, preparing for any possible sanctions from the U.S.
Abramovich became a citizen of Israel in 2018, where he owns more properties, and despite his numerous holdings in England, he has rarely ventured there in recent years.
While Abramovich has yet to be sanctioned in the U.S., virtually all his foreign assets have been frozen. The billionaire has recently been rumored to be keeping his more valuable assets, such as his $700 million superyacht, constantly on the move to evade being seized by foreign authorities.