The 68-year-old on Monday had his assets frozen by the European Union in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"I believe that such decision is unfair, and the reasons employed to justify the sanctions are a set of false and defamatory allegations damaging my honour, dignity, and business reputation. "Everton didn't wait until Usmanov was sanctioned by the UK Government to make this step of ending their sponsorship arrangement with these countries. They have done that themselves, today."Everton's Ukrainian defender Mykolenko, who the Toffees have pledged to continue supporting in their latest statement, hit out at Russia's players for their silence over the invasion of Ukraine in an expletive statement.