據報道,受到制裁的俄羅斯富翁羅曼·阿布拉莫維奇與俄羅斯和烏克蘭代表會面,試圖促成兩國之間的和平談判,但在會后出現中毒癥狀。
據《福布斯》(Forbes)報道,阿布拉莫維奇的身家接近80億美元,他目前正在遭受數個國家的制裁。《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)在3月28日稱,本月早些時候,阿布拉莫維奇在基輔與烏克蘭和俄羅斯的代表會面,隨后出現暫時失明、飲食困難、臉和手脫皮的癥狀。
克里姆林宮沒有回應《華爾街日報》和《財富》雜志的置評請求。
歐洲一家新聞和事實調查機構Bellingcat也報道了這位億萬富翁疑似中毒的消息。Bellingcat于3月28日宣布,該次會面的三名與會者,即阿布拉莫維奇和兩名烏克蘭代表,均出現了化學中毒的癥狀。
Bellingcat得出的結論是,這起可疑的襲擊“并非為了取人性命,而是一次警告。”《華爾街日報》的報道也得出了同樣的結論。
目前還不清楚是誰給阿布拉莫維奇和烏克蘭代表下了毒,但與阿布拉莫維奇關系密切的消息人士對《華爾街日報》表示,某些克里姆林宮官員試圖破壞和平談判,他們應該為此事負責。
克里姆林宮曾經被指控對持不同政見者和政敵使用化學武器。最近一次是俄羅斯反對派領導人阿列克謝·納瓦利尼疑似接觸了“蘇聯時代的神經毒劑”而住院。2006年,前克格勃特工、叛逃者、曾經直言詬病克里姆林宮的亞歷山大·利特維年科在倫敦因為服用神經毒劑而死,這是克里姆林宮最臭名昭著的類似下毒把戲。歐洲人權法院(European Court of Human Rights)于2021年得出結論,兩名俄羅斯特工應該對這起罪行負責。
自俄烏戰爭爆發以來,阿布拉莫維奇一直在莫斯科和基輔之間斡旋,試圖達成和平談判。俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭后不久,阿布拉莫維奇的發言人聲稱,烏克蘭的官員曾經聯系阿布拉莫維奇,要求他幫助烏克蘭方面同俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京達成和平協議。后來有報道稱,今年2月底,阿布拉莫維奇在白俄羅斯舉行的第一次俄烏和談中扮演了“鼓吹游說”的角色。
克里姆林宮最近也做出了類似的聲明,稱安布拉莫維奇一直積極參與莫斯科和基輔之間的和平談判。烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤連斯基也表示,阿布拉莫維奇一直致力于通過斡旋和平談判來支持烏克蘭。3月27日,澤連斯基甚至還請求美國不要對阿布拉莫維奇進行制裁。
美國尚未對阿布拉莫維奇進行制裁,但他已經成為加拿大、歐盟和英國的制裁目標。阿布拉莫維奇比其他俄羅斯寡頭晚幾星期受到制裁,因為他是英超切爾西足球俱樂部(Chelsea F.C.)的老板。有報道稱,這讓英國在制裁他的問題上必須考慮更多因素。英國官員聲稱,多年來,阿布拉莫維奇與普京一直保持著“密切聯系”。
阿布拉莫維奇于3月10日受到制裁。今年3月初,他已經將切爾西足球俱樂部和一棟價值2.6億美元的倫敦豪宅掛牌出售。上周,為了應對美國可能實施的制裁手段,阿布拉莫維奇又將自己一處價值5000萬美元的科羅拉多州房產掛牌出售。
阿布拉莫維奇于2018年取得以色列國籍。在以色列,他擁有更多的房產。盡管阿布拉莫維奇在英國也有巨額資產,但近年來他很少去那里投資。
雖然美國尚未制裁阿布拉莫維奇,但幾乎他的所有海外資產都已經被凍結。最近有傳言稱,為了逃避被外國當局扣押,這位億萬富翁一直在到處轉移一些更值錢的資產,比如他價值7億美元的超級游艇。(財富中文網)
譯者:Transn
據報道,受到制裁的俄羅斯富翁羅曼·阿布拉莫維奇與俄羅斯和烏克蘭代表會面,試圖促成兩國之間的和平談判,但在會后出現中毒癥狀。
據《福布斯》(Forbes)報道,阿布拉莫維奇的身家接近80億美元,他目前正在遭受數個國家的制裁。《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)在3月28日稱,本月早些時候,阿布拉莫維奇在基輔與烏克蘭和俄羅斯的代表會面,隨后出現暫時失明、飲食困難、臉和手脫皮的癥狀。
克里姆林宮沒有回應《華爾街日報》和《財富》雜志的置評請求。
歐洲一家新聞和事實調查機構Bellingcat也報道了這位億萬富翁疑似中毒的消息。Bellingcat于3月28日宣布,該次會面的三名與會者,即阿布拉莫維奇和兩名烏克蘭代表,均出現了化學中毒的癥狀。
Bellingcat得出的結論是,這起可疑的襲擊“并非為了取人性命,而是一次警告。”《華爾街日報》的報道也得出了同樣的結論。
目前還不清楚是誰給阿布拉莫維奇和烏克蘭代表下了毒,但與阿布拉莫維奇關系密切的消息人士對《華爾街日報》表示,某些克里姆林宮官員試圖破壞和平談判,他們應該為此事負責。
克里姆林宮曾經被指控對持不同政見者和政敵使用化學武器。最近一次是俄羅斯反對派領導人阿列克謝·納瓦利尼疑似接觸了“蘇聯時代的神經毒劑”而住院。2006年,前克格勃特工、叛逃者、曾經直言詬病克里姆林宮的亞歷山大·利特維年科在倫敦因為服用神經毒劑而死,這是克里姆林宮最臭名昭著的類似下毒把戲。歐洲人權法院(European Court of Human Rights)于2021年得出結論,兩名俄羅斯特工應該對這起罪行負責。
自俄烏戰爭爆發以來,阿布拉莫維奇一直在莫斯科和基輔之間斡旋,試圖達成和平談判。俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭后不久,阿布拉莫維奇的發言人聲稱,烏克蘭的官員曾經聯系阿布拉莫維奇,要求他幫助烏克蘭方面同俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京達成和平協議。后來有報道稱,今年2月底,阿布拉莫維奇在白俄羅斯舉行的第一次俄烏和談中扮演了“鼓吹游說”的角色。
克里姆林宮最近也做出了類似的聲明,稱安布拉莫維奇一直積極參與莫斯科和基輔之間的和平談判。烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤連斯基也表示,阿布拉莫維奇一直致力于通過斡旋和平談判來支持烏克蘭。3月27日,澤連斯基甚至還請求美國不要對阿布拉莫維奇進行制裁。
美國尚未對阿布拉莫維奇進行制裁,但他已經成為加拿大、歐盟和英國的制裁目標。阿布拉莫維奇比其他俄羅斯寡頭晚幾星期受到制裁,因為他是英超切爾西足球俱樂部(Chelsea F.C.)的老板。有報道稱,這讓英國在制裁他的問題上必須考慮更多因素。英國官員聲稱,多年來,阿布拉莫維奇與普京一直保持著“密切聯系”。
阿布拉莫維奇于3月10日受到制裁。今年3月初,他已經將切爾西足球俱樂部和一棟價值2.6億美元的倫敦豪宅掛牌出售。上周,為了應對美國可能實施的制裁手段,阿布拉莫維奇又將自己一處價值5000萬美元的科羅拉多州房產掛牌出售。
阿布拉莫維奇于2018年取得以色列國籍。在以色列,他擁有更多的房產。盡管阿布拉莫維奇在英國也有巨額資產,但近年來他很少去那里投資。
雖然美國尚未制裁阿布拉莫維奇,但幾乎他的所有海外資產都已經被凍結。最近有傳言稱,為了逃避被外國當局扣押,這位億萬富翁一直在到處轉移一些更值錢的資產,比如他價值7億美元的超級游艇。(財富中文網)
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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.