Car leaves Abramovich’s Herzliya home as oligarch’s plane set to leave for Moscow – report

A large vehicle is seen leaving the Herzliya home of Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

There is no confirmation that the businessman or any of his family members are in the vehicle, but a plane belonging to him was spotted landing in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

The outlet says that plane is set to leave for Moscow later in the day.

Abramovich, an Israeli passport-holder, was sanctioned by the United Kingdom last week following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, essentially blocking him from his home in London.

רכב מלווה במאבטחים יוצא מהאחוזה של רומן אברמוביץ' בהרצליה, המטוס של האוליגרך אמור להמריא למוסקווה | תיעוד@ItayBlumental @YoavBorowitz pic.twitter.com/xNJuIRfko5

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Flight data flagged by a Twitter account that tracks the movement of Abramovich’s six aircraft showed that a Gulfstream G650 belonging to the oligarch landed in Tel Aviv at around 9 p.m. local time Sunday.

The plane had taken off from Moscow. It was not known if Abramovich or any members of his family were aboard.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said earlier that Israel is working to ensure that the country’s financial institutions do not make possible the circumvention of crippling sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

“Israel will not be a route to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other Western countries,” Lapid said.

Israel has avoided joining Western sanctions against Russian oligarchs.