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Josh Salisbury

Netherlands detains 14 Russian superyachts amid sanctions

A superyacht seized by the US on Monday

(Picture: via REUTERS)

The Dutch government has prevented fourteen superyachts from leaving the country to ensure they don’t break sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra told parliament in a letter that the complicated ownership of the vessels were being investigated.

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