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How the arrival of the Amadea superyacht wedged Fiji between a Russian oligarch and the United States government

The superyacht Amadea, stuck in a court battle between the US and its Russian owner, is costing Fiji $1 million a week.

Slapping sanctions on some of Vladimir Putin's uber-rich friends is designed to cost them dearly, but in the case of the Amadea superyacht, it's the small island nation of Fiji that is being forced to pay up.

The 106-metre luxury vessel arrived into Lautoka port in mid-April and has been the subject of legal proceedings, including being the asset in question on a United States seizure warrant.

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