The European Union’s investments in Russia, which occupied Ukraine, continue. Now Italy has seized the multi-million dollar luxury yacht of Russian billionaire oligarch Alexei Mordashov, who is known for his closeness to Vladimir Putin.
The military action statement made by Russia towards the end of February was a longstanding statement. Russia-Ukraine tensions skyrocketed, and it officially became the cause of the war. As it is known, this situation had great repercussions all over the world, causing many countries and giant companies to impose sanctions on Russia, which occupied Ukraine.
European Union (EU) He was one of those who imposed sanctions. In the statements made in the past days, the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that the EU countries would act jointly against Russia and stated that the Kremlin would be held responsible for this situation and announced that sanctions would be applied in many areas from finance to transportation. Now, within the scope of these sanctions, a move has been made against a famous Russian billionaire.
Yacht of Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov seized
According to reports, Italy is an oligarch known for his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin. To Alexey Mordashov 65 meters long luxury yacht named ‘Lady M’ was confiscated while it was in Imperia. $27 million It was stated that the reason for the confiscation of this yacht, which was reported to be worth its value, was Mardashov’s inclusion on the EU’s sanctions list.
According to Forbes, Mordashov $29.1 billion With his net worth, he is among the richest business people in Russia. The famous businessman, who recently made statements about the sanctions, said that he was quite surprised about the EU’s being included in the sanctions list, not close to politics and taking a stance against the war, conveyed that he did not want people to die. Additionally, Mordashov resigned from the board of directors of the giant tourism company TUI Group, of which he is the largest shareholder, this week due to the sanctions.
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According to Reuters, Italian media also reported that Mordashov has a villa worth 72 million dollars on the island of Sardinia. However, it was stated that it is not known whether this property will be confiscated. In addition, Italian officials, who said that the EU’s sanctions have begun to be implemented, made a statement in the evening against the Russian oligarchs. 140 million euroHe stated that they were preparing to confiscate k assets.