Spain has seized Russian oligarch’s $140m superyacht in Barcelona, PM says
by Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#5X415)
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said there will be more' after the seizure as the west targets Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
Spain has temporarily seized a Russian oligarch's $140m (108m) yacht in Barcelona, as two sources said the vessel belonged to the head of Russian state conglomerate Rostec, an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Today we seized - the technical term is provisionally immobilised - a yacht belonging to one of the principal oligarchs," Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on La Sexta television on Monday. We are talking about a yacht that we estimate is worth $140m."
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