'My message to Abramovich is this: the clock is ticking,' the UK prime minister has warned

'My message to Abramovich is this: the clock is ticking,' the UK prime minister has warned

 OZAN KOSE

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday warned former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich "the clock is ticking" over the frozen £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) generated from the sale of the club, which has been earmarked to help Ukraine's war victims.

Speaking in parliament, Starmer told Abramovich: "Honour the commitment you made and pay up now, and if you don't, we are prepared to go to court so every penny reaches those whose lives have been torn apart by Putin's illegal war." 

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