Abramovich – Portugal: Block sale of villa believed to belong to Russian oligarch

“We have a strong belief, which has not been fully confirmed, that the residence belongs to Roman Abramovich,” the Portuguese foreign minister said on the sidelines of an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin. “The problem here is that many of the people who have been sanctioned do not have their property in their name.”

tried to sell the house 15 days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine through Millhouse Views LLC, a Delaware-based mill owned by Millhouse LLC.

However, a spokesman Abramovich told Reuters that the Russian oligarch had no property in Portugal and that Millhouse Views LCC had nothing to do with him.

“In fact, we have never heard of this company,” he added. authorities, according to Publico. The bank declined to comment.

The European Union and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Roman Abramovich over his relations with Vladimir Putin. He denies any involvement with him.

Abramovich received Portuguese citizenship in April 2021 under a law offering citizenship to the descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century./p>

However, the existence of Sephardic Jews in Russia is not known. citizenship.

Source: ΑΠΕ – ΜΠΕ