Here's what's going on with the many seized (and stranded) Russian oligarch yachts
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images In early March, Europe and friends unveiled sanctions against Russia, intended to starve and isolate the country’s economy as it bombs and invades Ukraine. As part of this, the seizure of holdings of the Russian mega-wealthy has been one small bright spot of glee in a sad and terrible war. Particularly the boats. Here they are, from the seized to the stranded, with the most recent at the top.
Ragnar Ragnar seen here in Oslo, in the before times. Photo: WireImage Owner: Vladimir Strzhalkovsky. Seized by: It’s not technically seized, and its owner is not on the E.U. sanction list even. But the big sleek boat is in Norway and everyone is refusing to give it fuel. So it’s … stranded? Beached?Crescent Owner: Igor Sechin, most probably . Former Putin deputy and former head of Russian state oil company; also, he’s single!Current suspected location: Tarragona, Catalonia.
Lady Anastasia Spotted on March 15 in Calvia Photo: AFP via Getty Images Owner: Alexander Mikheyev. Runs the helicopters division of a subsidiary of Rostec; the yacht just survived an attack last month by a Ukrainian sailor. He told the crew to abandon ship and then tried to sink it. “I don’t regret anything I’ve done,” he said. Valerie Valerie, seen here in happier times . Photo: Getty Images Owner: Sergei Chemezov. KGB man, Putin pal from Dresden, CEO of Rostec; barred from entering the U.S.
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