Roman Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, has filed a lawsuit against the European Union Council

Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, has filed a lawsuit against the European Union Council.

On Tuesday, the previous owner of Chelsea FC filed a legal complaint with the EU's general court. Neither the court nor the Council had responded to a request for comment at the time of writing.

As part of a slew of sanctions aimed at Russia and Vladimir Putin's cronies, the EU Council sanctioned Abramovich, who possesse....