<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13286043" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="superyachts" source="Orion">Superyachts</keyword> linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs have embarked on epic journeys since the <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword> <keyword id="11904994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="war" source="Orion">war</keyword> began.</li><li>Five of them have sailed over 5,000 nautical miles since February 24, an analysis by Bloomberg and Spire found.</li></ul>Superyachts linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs have embarked on epic journeys across the world's oceans since war broke out in Ukraine.Five of these luxury <keyword id="12387568" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="yachts" source="Orion">yachts</keyword>, collectively worth an estimated $1.7 billion, have each traveled more than 5,000 nautical miles since February 24 – further than sailing between Los Angeles and Tokyo – according to an <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-05/megayachts-racing-across-oceans-expose-desperation-of-oligarchs?sref=lAVQtUwz">analysis</a> by Bloomberg <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">News</keyword> and Spire, an analytics firm.Since <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russian oligarchs have sought to move their yachts, private jets, and other trophy assets to friendly jurisdictions to avoid the impact of war sanctions imposed by Western nations. Simão Oliveira, a developer at Spire, said that over the past few months, the yachts of sanctioned Russian oligarchs had been traveling more miles than they previously did, and were visiting destinations they previously didn't.Of the five yachts, the <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/teg587gd6k5v/HLab63LM8Yn8dGoxdXpHZ/7148efcc3e86b6c74598bee6fdd1f0e5/BEX-6-19-Amadea.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amadea,</a> a $300 million <keyword id="13438918" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vessel" source="Orion">vessel</keyword> linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, has sailed the furthest since February 24: nearly 8,400 nautical miles, Bloomberg and Spire's analysis found. Kerimov's ship was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/300-million-superyacht-owned-by-russian-oligarch-seized-in-fiji-2022-5">seized</a> by Fijian authorities on Friday at the behest of the US.Oleg Deripaska's $65 million yacht <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oleg-deripaskas-65-million-yacht-sailing-to-greece-turkey-2022-4">Clio</a> has sailed nearly 7,400 nautical miles since February 24, per the analysis. Deripaska, who cofounded the <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/russian-oligarch-billionaire-oleg-deripaska-western-sanctions-economy-2022-3">Russian aluminum giant Rusal</a>, was sanctioned by the US in 2018.Alexei Mordashov, who has been sanctioned by the EU and UK, is linked to the superyacht Nord, which has sailed more than 6,700 nautical miles since the Ukraine war began, the analysis found. Nord, worth an estimated $500 million, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-superyacht-docks-vladivostok-sanctions-ukraine-billionaire-putin-nord-2022-3">returned to Russia</a> a month after Mordashov was sanctioned.Titan, linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-steel-billionaire-alexander-ambramov-yacht-suez-canal-turkey-2022-4">Alexander Abramov</a>, has cruised almost 5,400 nautical miles over the past two months, the Bloomberg and Spire data showed. The yacht was last located in Turkey, having earlier made its way through the Suez Canal from Dubai, Insider previously reported, citing data from <a href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:371598/zoom:10">Marine Traffic</a>. A superyacht linked to sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-superyacht-roman-abramovich-heads-towards-ship-mediterranean-sanctions-2022-3">$700 million Eclipse</a>, has sailed around 5,200 nautical miles since Russia invaded Ukraine, per Bloomberg and Spire's analysis. Eclipse was last detected in Turkey, tracking data shows. Another superyacht linked to Abramovich, the $600 million Solaris, was last reported as anchored in Turkish waters, per <a href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6570613/mmsi:310792000/imo:9819820/vessel:MY_SOLARIS">Marine Traffic</a>.Turkey — where Clio, Titan, and Eclipse were last located — hasn't sanctioned members of Russia's elite over the Ukraine invasion, meaning the yachts are safe from seizure.

5 superyachts linked to sanctioned Russian oligarchs have each sailed more than 5,000 nautical miles since the Ukraine war began, data shows

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Turkish minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said <keyword id="12690587" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russian-oligarchs" source="Orion">Russian oligarchs</keyword> are welcome in the country, per CNBC.</li><li>It comes amid <keyword id="13301343" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russian-billionaires" source="Orion">Russian billionaires</keyword> being sanctioned by Western countries during the war.</li></ul>Sanctioned Russian oligarchs are welcome in <keyword id="11998211" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turkey" source="Orion">Turkey</keyword> as tourists and investors, according to the country's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/26/russian-oligarchs-can-do-business-in-turkey-if-not-against-law-foreign-minister.html">CNBC</a> reported the story first. The politician said in an interview with CNBC at the Doha Forum: "We implement UN-approved sanctions, so if any Russian citizens want to visit Turkey, of course, they can visit Turkey. Now Russians are coming to visit Turkey, that's no problem.""If you mean that these oligarchs can do any business in Turkey, then of course if it is legal and it is not against international law, I will consider," he added, when pushed on whether sanctioned oligarchs can do business in the country. He said: "If it is against international law, then that's another story."The Turkish foreign minister's office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of normal working hours. Several <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>n billionaires have had some of their assets seized amid Russia's invasion of <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>. Roman Abramovich's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-roman-abramovich-luxury-superyacht-docks-turkey-sanctions-cruise-2022-3">two multimillion-dollar superyachts</a> were reportedly spotted in Turkey's coastal waters. Italy seized a superyacht belonging to one of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alexei-mordashov-russia-richest-man-property-seized-italy-oligarch-2022-3">Russia's richest men, Alexei Mordashov,</a> last week. Per CNBC's report, Turkey said that allowing Russian oligarchs into the country is legitimate – so long as the yachts remain outside the territorial waters of sanctioning countries, which extend 12 nautical miles from the coastline.Cavusoglu also told reporters that he traveled to Russia and Ukraine for talks with his respective counterparts.Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-macron-promises-humanitarian-operation-in-mariupol-2022-3">Turkey, alongside France and Greece,</a> intends to take part in a mission to evacuate Mariupol's remaining inhabitants. The countries are all NATO members.

Turkey's foreign minister says sanctioned Russian oligarchs are welcome as tourists and investors

<ul class="summary-list"><li>At least 13 luxury boats have been seized in <keyword id="11897120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="europe" source="Orion">Europe</keyword> since Putin launched a war on <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.</li><li>The mega <keyword id="12387568" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="yachts" source="Orion">yachts</keyword> are linked to Russian oligarchs and are valued between $8 million and $606 million.</li></ul>More than $2 billion worth of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-mega-yachts-belonging-to-russian-oligarchs-2022-3">mega yachts linked to Russian billionaires</a> have been seized in Europe since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war on Ukraine in late February, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-04/russian-superyachts-worth-over-2-billion-are-detained-in-europe?srnd=premium&amp;sref=urpXDkpn">Bloomberg</a> reported.At least 13 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-mega-yachts-belonging-to-russian-oligarchs-2022-3#the-amore-vero-2">yachts</a> valued between $8 million and $606 million have been seized or impounded in the EU and UK as officials continue to sanction <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>'s elite, according to the outlet.The US, alongside the UK and EU, imposed economic sanctions on Russian oligarchs — many of whom moved their mega yachts to regions where they cannot be seized, including the Maldives.It can be tricky to pin down the owners of the yachts, but enough "public speculation" suggesting a Russian oligarch is the owner is typically "sufficient for a seizure," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-seize-yachts-sanctions-putin-russian-oligarchs-legal-practical-problems-2022-3">Insider's Joseph Zeballos-Roig and Hillary Hoffower </a>reported. Spain is reportedly holding four of these yachts, including the $8 million Lady Anastasia linked to Alexander Mikheev, the $95 million Valerie linked to Sergei Chemezov, the $95 million vessel Tango linked to Viktor Vekselberg, and the $468 million yacht Crescent linked to Igor Sechin.France holds three more vessels, including another yacht worth $125 million also linked to Sechin called the Amore Vero. The country is also holding two yachts linked to Alexey Kuzmichev — the $22 million Little Bear and the $77 million Big Bear.Italy is reportedly holding the $34 million Lady M, which is linked to Alexei Mordashov; the $575 million Sailing Yacht A, which is linked to Andrey Melnichenko; and the $38 million Lena, which is linked to Gennady Timchenko.Germany holds the largest ship, the Dilbar, which is linked to Alisher Usmanov and valued at $606 million. Gibraltar, a British territory, is holding the $68 million Axioma, which is linked to Dmitry Pumpyansky, while England has taken control of the $38 million Phi, linked to Vitaly Kochetkov.

Over $2 billion worth of yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been seized in Europe so far

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11631702" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="zelenskyy" source="Orion">Zelenskyy</keyword> called on <keyword id="11905554" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="italy" source="Orion">Italy</keyword> to stop Russian oligarchs from using the country as a safe haven. </li><li>"Almost all of them use Italy as a place for vacation. So don't be a resort for murderers," he said.</li></ul>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Italy on Tuesday to stop Russian oligarchs from using the country as a safe haven."You know those who brought war to <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>," Zelenskyy said while addressing Italian lawmakers in a video speech that was posted to his Telegram. "Those who order to fight and those who promote it."He added: "Almost all of them use Italy as a place for vacation. So don't be a resort for murderers."Zelenskyy urged lawmakers to seize Russian leaders' real estate and block access to oligarchs' bank accounts, yachts, and other assets. "Let them apply their influence for peace to be able to come back to you someday," Zelenskyy said. "Support greater sanctions against <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>."He also suggested Italy place an embargo on Russian oil imports and ban Russian ships from entering its ports. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his attack on Ukraine nearly four weeks ago, the US, UK, and European Union have sanctioned a number of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarchs-sanctions-putins-inner-circle-2022-3#3-nikolai-patrushev-the-secretary-of-the-russian-federation-security-council-patrushev-is-a-longtime-close-associate-of-putin-according-to-the-us-treasury-the-russian-federal-security-service-is-known-as-the-successor-to-the-soviet-unions-kgb-he-has-been-sanctioned-by-the-us-and-the-uk-4">Russian oligarchs</a> — powerful and wealthy individuals accused of having close ties to Putin. As a result of the sanctions, many oligarchs have been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-mikhail-fridman-know-how-to-live-sanctions-putin-2022-3">stripped</a> of their wealth and assets. Italian authorities on Saturday seized a building complex owned Russian oligarch <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alexei-mordashov-russia-richest-man-property-seized-italy-oligarch-2022-3">Alexei Mordashov</a>, and the country has taken control of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/italy-seizes-yachts-villas-from-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-ukraine-2022-3">yachts and villas</a> belonging to other oligarchs — all worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Zelenskyy's appeal for Italian lawmakers to do more to punish Russian elites comes after a string of virtual addresses to other countries, including the US, Germany, and Canada. Meanwhile, Russia's war against Ukraine moved into its 27th day as Putin's forces continue to bombard Ukrainian cities and civilians. Ongoing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-would-decide-russia-compromises-referendum-2022-3">peace talks</a> between the two sides have yet to lead to an end to the war.

Zelenskyy calls on Italy to stop Russian oligarchs from using the country as a 'resort for murderers'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13329911" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oligarch" source="Orion">Oligarch</keyword> Leonid Nevzlin publicly renounced his Russian citizenship on Tuesday. </li><li>The former <keyword id="11896879" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oil" source="Orion">oil</keyword> tycoon fled <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> almost 20 years ago, claiming political persecution by <keyword id="11909347" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="putin" source="Orion">Putin</keyword>.</li></ul>Leonid Nevzlin, an oligarch and former oil tycoon, renounced his Russian citizenship in a Facebook post on Tuesday. He joins a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-oligarchs-lawmakers-slam-ukraine-invasion-rare-rebuke-2022-3">small but growing group</a> of Russian elites breaking ranks to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/Russian-billionaire-against-war-ukraine-mikhail-fridman-oleg-deripaska-2022-2">speak out against the war on Ukraine</a>. "Russian citizenship has become a stamp of shame which I no longer want to wear. Enough is enough," Nevzlin wrote in the post. "I am against the war. I am against the occupation. I am against the genocide of the Ukrainian people.""I cannot afford to be a citizen of a country that kills children of other countries," he continued. But Nevzlin's "removal" of his citizenship is likely more symbolic than legally binding. Formal renunciation can take anywhere from six to 12 months, according to <a href="https://sras.org/educators/services/Russian-visas/dual-citizens/#:~:text=The%20process%20of%20renouncing%20Russian,an%20additional%202%2D4%20months.">SRAS.</a>Nevzlin co-founded the Russian oil giant Yukos with fellow oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent nearly a decade in a Russian prison following charges of fraud and tax evasion in 2005. During the Yukos investigation, Nevzlin fled to Israel, claiming he was the victim of political persecution. In 2008, Nevzlin was sentenced to life in prison for murder and financial crimes, charges which he has repeatedly denied. Israel has refused Russia's extradition request. "I was one of the first to be hit by Putin. He threw my friends in jails, and killed some of them," Nevzlin wrote. "Everything Putin touches dies."<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNevzlin%2Fposts%2F376074791187117&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="375" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>Khodorkovsky, his former business partner, is also an outspoken critic of Russian President <keyword id="11899444" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vladimir-putin" source="Orion">Vladimir Putin</keyword>. Last week, he told CNN that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/exiled-russian-oligarch-Mikhail-Khodorkovsky-predicts-ukraine-end-putins-regime-2022-3">Putin's invasion of Ukraine has "significantly reduced" his chances of remaining in power</a>. Sanctioned Russian billionaires <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-billionaire-against-war-ukraine-mikhail-fridman-oleg-deripaska-2022-2">Mikhail Fridman, Oleg Deripaska</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarchs-eu-sanctions-unfair-putin-ukraine-2022-3">Pyotr Aven, and Alexei Mordashov</a> have similarly called for peace in <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.Steel tycoon <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-billionaire-calls-ukraine-invasion-hard-to-justify-vladimir-Lisin-2022-3">Vladimir Lisin, who has avoided sanctions thus far, urged Putin to diplomatically end the war</a> in a letter to his employees.

Russian oligarch who fled to Israel 20 years ago and escaped a lifetime jail sentence renounces citizenship, says 'everything Putin touches dies'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11905554" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="italy" source="Orion">Italy</keyword> has reportedly seized superyachts and villas belonging to several sanctioned <keyword id="12690587" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russian-oligarchs" source="Orion">Russian oligarchs</keyword>.</li><li>Russian billionaires have been moving their yachts to places like the Maldives for safekeeping as countries target Putin's inner circle over the invasion of <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>. </li></ul>Italy has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-seize-yachts-sanctions-putin-russian-oligarchs-legal-practical-problems-2022-3">seized assets</a> worth more than $100 million from sanctioned Russian <keyword id="13281691" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oligarchs" source="Orion">oligarchs</keyword>, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-boris-johnson-business-europe-7d384250bed06881e53d6ce3500cdee1">reported.</a>Since Friday, Italian officials have seized roughly $156 million in villas and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-russian-oligarch-yachts-on-move-sanctions-hit-2022-3">luxury yachts owned by members of Putin's inner circle</a> amid <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword>'s invasion of Ukraine, according to the AP. Among the targeted oligarchs is Gennady Timchenko, a Putin confidant whose superyacht "Lena" was seized in the port of San Remo, per the AP. In Imperia, Italian officials seized a 215-foot yacht estimated to be worth $71 million and owned by Alexei Mordashov, the richest man in Russia.Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's villa on the island of Sardinia was also seized, as was a Lake Como villa owned by Russian state TV host Vladimir Soloviev, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-seizes-oligarchs-villas-yachts-initial-sweep-2022-03-05/">reported.</a>"We must be able to stop Putin's attack, bringing him to the table, and he won't go with niceties," Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told Italian state TV on Friday."<keyword id="12754126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sanctions" source="Orion">Sanctions</keyword> will hurt Putin. This is the only way to make him see reason," Di Maio added in his remarks.Italy isn't the only country seizing Russian elites' assets in response to the attack on Ukraine.France said earlier this week that it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarch-superyacht-seized-france-ukraine-igor-sechin-darth-vader-2022-3">seized a $120 million yacht</a> owned by Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-us-seize-yachts-apartments-russian-oligarchs-putin-2022-3">announced the US will soon seize</a> yachts, luxury apartments, and private jets owned by Russian oligarchs, stating, "We are coming for your ill-begotten gains."A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Congress is also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-bill-seize-russian-yachts-sell-for-ukraine-aid-2022-3">preparing to introduce the "Yachts for Ukraine" Act,</a> which would allow authorities to seize and sell off Russian oligarchs' assets to provide aid to Ukraine.Russian elites have reportedly been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-superyachts-russian-billionaires-maldives-amid-sanctions-2022-3">moving their yachts to places like the Maldives,</a> which has no extradition treaty with the US, to keep the vessels from being seized.

Italy has reportedly seized $156 million in yachts and villas from sanctioned Russian oligarchs, including the country's richest man

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Russian oligarch told the captain of his yacht to sail from <keyword id="11964539" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="france" source="Orion">France</keyword> to <keyword id="11998211" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turkey" source="Orion">Turkey</keyword> ASAP, per the WSJ.</li><li><keyword id="13328132" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="igor-sechin" source="Orion">Igor Sechin</keyword>'s yacht was docked in France when he was sanctioned after <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> invaded <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.</li></ul>Igor Sechin, a Russian billionaire and oligarch, told the captain of his now-seized superyacht to leave a French port and sail to Turkey as fast as possible after he was hit with sanctions, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fitaly-seizes-russian-oligarchs-yachts-and-villas-11646493772">The Wall Street Journal</a> reported Saturday.The US and the European Union put Sechin, who is <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0608">said to be a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin</a>, on their sanctions lists shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Sechin is also known as Russia's "<a href="https://www.vox.com/world/2017/2/8/14539800/igor-sechin-putin-trump-sanctions-oil-rosneft-tillerson-secretary-of-state-kremlin">Darth</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jun/24/putin-tightens-grip-on-economy">Vader</a>."The report on Sechin's orders offers a glimpse into how the wealthiest Russians who were targeted by sanctions sought to move <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-billionaires-superyachts-maldives-no-extradition-ukraine-war-sanctions-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">their yachts</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-oligarchs-yachts-private-jets-travel-us-sanctions-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">private jets</a> across the world after the invasion of Ukraine in order to protect their assets.Eric Salles, a lead officer on the seizure operation, said in an interview with The Journal that French customs officers found out last week that the yacht was preparing to leave the French town of La Ciotat despite having repair work scheduled.Customs officers also heard the yacht was owned by Sechin, CEO of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft, Salles added. The customs officers went to the yacht and questioned the captain, Salles said in the interview.The captain told officers that he had orders to leave the French port and "sail to Turkey as quickly as possible," Salles told The Journal.After hearing this information, French authorities tied the yacht to the quay with steel-rope slings so it couldn't leave, Salles told The Journal. Officers proceeded to check documents, further question the captain and crew, and surveil the vessel 24/7, Salles added.Sechin's yacht was officially seized by the authorities on Wednesday night, according to a press release <a href="https://twitter.com/BrunoLeMaire/status/1499326925587767296" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a> by French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. The yacht's captain — still on board the vessel with other crew members — wasn't arrested, Salles told The Journal.Sechin is among several high-profile Russian business executives who have been sanctioned by the EU, US, UK, and others because of their ties to Putin.Gennady Timchenko, a Putin confidant, and Alexei Mordashov, reportedly the wealthiest man in Russia, had their <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/italy-seizes-yachts-villas-from-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-ukraine-2022-3">superyachts seized by officials in Italy</a>, The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-boris-johnson-business-europe-7d384250bed06881e53d6ce3500cdee1">reported</a> on Friday.

A Russian oligarch whose $120 million superyacht was seized in France reportedly told the captain to sail to Turkey as fast as possible after being sanctioned

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