Spain has temporarily seized a Russian oligarch’s $140m (£108m) yacht in Barcelona.
Two sources told Reuters the vessel belonged to the head of Russian state conglomerate Rostec, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The 85m (279ft) superyacht Valerie reportedly belongs to Sergei Chemezov, a former KGB officer who heads Rostec.
“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.
“We are talking about a yacht that we estimate
is worth $140 million.”
“There will be more,” he added.
Monitoring site Marine Traffic said yachts linked to two other oligarchs who are not yet sanctioned are also docked near Barcelona.
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