Russian oligarchs' super yachts seized by French and German authorities
Image Credit: AFP
French and German authorities have seized super yachts owned by Russian oligarchs as part of the sanctions against Kremlin. Among them is a yacht owned by Igor Sechin, boss of Russian state energy company Rosneft and a close ally of the Russian President; it was grabbed by French customs officers near Marseille, reports the BBC. German authorities, in turn, seized a $600m vessel, Dilbar, owned by Russian metal tycoon Alisher Usmanov.