Russian oligarchs are taking their superyachts from Europe to resorts where there is no “extradition”, and especially to the Maldives. Such data was published by CNBC, referring in turn to the Marine Traffic service, which shows the location of yachts by analogy with FlightRadar, which shows the location of aircraft. According to them, at least four yachts that were previously based in Europe are moving to the Maldives.
The reason is possible confiscation. The United States has announced the creation of a task force to deal with the lucrative assets of Russian oligarchs, including yachts and mansions. “Next week, we will launch a multilateral transatlantic task force to identify, track and freeze the assets of Russian companies and sanctioned oligarchs – their yachts, their mansions and any other dishonest income we can find and freeze in accordance with the law.” , – Declare in the administration of the President of the United States. Europe has also joined, with France compiling a list of assets owned by Russian oligarchs, including cars and yachts that could be confiscated under European Union sanctions.
Meanwhile, experts say at least four large yachts owned by Russian business leaders are moving toward Montenegro and the Maldives. The publication also emphasizes that the Maldives does not have an extradition agreement with the United States. According to Marine Traffic, Vagit Alekperov, president of Russia’s Lukoil, is sailing to Montenegro on his yacht. He is expected to arrive there in the coming days from Barcelona, Spain. Alekperova’s yacht is known as the Galactica Super Nova, and according to the Superyacht Fan, it has a “6-meter pool with a glass bottom and a waterfall. According to Forbes, Alekperov’s fortune is just under $ 25 billion. However, this is unlikely to be the end goal, as Montenegro is a member of NATO and supports sanctions.
At least three other yachts owned by other Russian billionaires are approaching the Maldives. Among them is the yacht of billionaire Oleg Deripaska, known as the Clio, which left Sri Lanka almost two weeks ago and is expected to arrive in the Maldives soon.
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