Yacht seized in La Ciotat

Russian yacht seized overnight in La Ciotat - A Russian yacht has been seized at the La Ciotat shipyard in the Bouches-du-Rhone. Owned by a company linked to the boss of the Russian group Rosneft, the yacht Amore Vero was seized overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire wrote in a tweet "French customs seized the yacht Amore Vero in La Ciotat, as part of the implementation of European Union sanctions against Russia”.

 

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