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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I know they want the oligarch to apply pressure on Putin, but I do want to understand the legal mechanism for the seizures. It does seem crazy that Abramovich loses all he invested in buying Chelsea, because they are forcing a sale and not letting him touch the proceeds of the sale.
Imagine if the Flames had a Russian owner, the team would be sanctioned right now. The Flames wouldn't be able to participate in trade deadline coming up or sell new tickets.
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It's a part of an effort to stop the war. Like seizing Russian bank's assets. Or like blocking Russian credit cards. Or even like restricting your airspace. Sure it's your airspace, but there were deals on place where Russian airlines had paid for passage. None of it seems to be legal, yet it's obviously nothing compared to horrendous crimes that Russia is doing right now. You do whatever it takes to stop people dying, whether it's legal or not is almost irrelevant. If I could do something illegal that would stop the war, I would do it in a heartbeat