As Russian tanks streamed over Ukraine’s borders in the early hours of February 24, Vladimir Putin summoned the country’s leading oligarchs to a meeting at the Kremlin.
At the time, Roman Abramovich was staying in the south of France where he owns Château de la Croë, a large villa with 19 acres of grounds on the seafront in Antibes. He rushed to Moscow on his private plane but arrived too late for the audience, which was partly televised.
Abramovich arranged to have a private meeting with Putin. He apologised to the Russian president for his tardiness but — according to three people with knowledge of the discussion — he also made a strong case to end the war.
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