UK may fight Abramovich in court to get £2bn from Chelsea FC sale for Ukraine

Ministers frustrated by failure to agree terms with Russian oligarch and court case may be only way to break impasse

UK ministers are preparing to take Roman Abramovich to court in a final attempt to free up more than 2bn from the sale of Chelsea FC to spend as aid in Ukraine, the Guardian has learned.

Officials say ministers have become increasingly frustrated by the failure to reach an agreement with the Russian oligarch about how the money should be spent and are now ready to fight him in the courts.