The owner of Manchester City Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been accused of allegedly helping Roman Abramovich and other high-profile Russians evade sanctions.
According to reports he has been allowing the United Arab Emirates, where he is deputy prime minister, to become flooded with superyachts and private jets belonging to oligarchs loyal to Vladimir Putin.
In a legal submission by international criminal lawyers to the Foreign Secretary, Sheikh Mansour is described as being “central” to the flow of sanctioned Russian assets to the middle eastern state since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February says the Sunday Telegraph
The request for a Foreign Office investigation into Sheikh Mansour’s alleged role has been made by barristers Rhys Davies and Ben Keith on behalf of a Ukrainian activist who is not being named for security reasons.
It says the UAE “is now widely perceived to be the destination of choice for sanctioned supporters of Putin” and quoted reports that Russians are “increasingly approaching Sheikh Mansour’s office” for help moving wealth into the country
