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US issues warrant for $25m aeroplane owned by Russian oil giant

Andrew Adams, head of the US’s KleptoCapture task force, accused the oil company Rosneft of converting ‘its jet into contraband’ by flying it to Russia [File: Mike Segar/Reuters]

The United States government has requested and obtained a warrant to seize a Russian aircraft valued at $25m, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

The US-made plane, a Boeing 737-7JU, is accused of travelling from a foreign country to Russia, in violation of US law and sanctions implemented after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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