Liveblog Ukraine war: French customs confiscate oligarch’s yacht

French customs have confiscated a Russian oligarch’s yacht off the Mediterranean coast. The yacht “Amore Vero” (True Love) belongs to a company in which Rosneft boss Igor Sechin is the main shareholder.
The ship is in a shipyard in La Ciotat for repairs near Marseilles was brought, where it was confiscated tonight, according to the French Ministry of Economic Affairs.

got the yacht want to leave at the beginning of the customs control and thus violate applicable regulations. The confiscation was then pronounced. According to the information, the officials found a company whose main shareholder was on the European Union’s list of sanctions against Russian oligarchs as the owner.

There are also two yachts owned by Russian oligarchs in Hamburg. In our photo series you can see which oligarch yachts are still on the move.

Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Picture Alliance

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