Russian oligarch’s yacht stuck in Norway as suppliers refuse to refuel

Fuel sellers in Narvik say they will not sell to crew of Ragnar, which is owned by Vladimir Strzhalkovsky

A 223-foot (68-metre) luxury yacht owned by a former KGB agent and longtime acquaintance of Vladimir Putin is currently stranded at a Norwegian port after locals' persistent refusal to sell it fuel.

The vessel, called Ragnar, an old norse word meaning warrior", is owned by Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, and its crew has been told by Norwegian fuel suppliers in the northern port of Narvik to row home" or raise the sails". They say they will not refuel it because of the owner's links to the Russian president.