Sanctioned CSKA Moscow is chaired by Putin’s personal adviser, but a significant stake in the club is still owned by a British company
The Russian army’s football club has been channelling cash through a London-based owner, openDemocracy can reveal.
It comes days after CSKA Moscow, formerly the official football team of the Russian military, was hit with US sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
The club is chaired by Vladimir Putin’s personal adviser, Maxim Oreshkin.
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