Shadow attorney general will not advise Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine over Roman Abramovich link

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Source: theguardian.com
Shadow attorney general will not advise Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine over Roman Abramovich link

David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assets

The shadow attorney general, David Wolfson, has recused himself from giving advice to Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine and Russia because he is representing the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in a court case, the Conservatives have announced.

This would prevent him from offering advice on the possible deployment of UK troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.

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