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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Batchelor

Yacht linked to Putin ally and oil boss Igor Sechin seized by French authorities

REUTERS

French authorities have seized a yacht they linked to Rosneft boss Igor Sechin, who has ties to the Kremlin, in a Mediterranean port.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday the vessel was being held in La Ciotat under the terms of the European Union’s massive sanctions package against Russia for starting a war against Ukraine.

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