{"id":249682,"date":"2025-06-03T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-threatens-to-sue-roman-abramovich-over-chelsea-sale-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:05:13","slug":"government-threatens-to-sue-roman-abramovich-over-chelsea-sale-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/government-threatens-to-sue-roman-abramovich-over-chelsea-sale-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Government threatens to sue Roman Abramovich over Chelsea sale | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9PeHFAyruKM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Government threatens to sue Roman Abramovich over Chelsea sale | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PeHFAyruKM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Government has threatened legal action against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to release \u00a32.5 billion of funds from the sale of the London football club to help victims of the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy said they were &quot;frustrated&quot; by the failure to reach agreement with Mr Abramovich on the frozen proceeds of the sale.<\/p>\n<p>The Stamford Bridge club was sold in May 2022 after Mr Abramovich was among the high-profile Russian oligarchs sanctioned following Vladimir Putin&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government has threatened legal action against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to release \u00a32.5 billion of funds from the sale of the London football club to help victims of the Ukraine war. 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