A blow to luxury: new "premium" sanctions for Russia (updated)

The United States has banned the supply of luxury goods, jewelry, alcohol, and electronics to Russia. Russia, which has invaded Ukraine, can continue to enjoy a luxurious life, but without luxury.

Life as everyone else, without suites

This applies only to American luxury items, but it is also noticeable, because in Russia you can not supply jewelry, watches, luxury alcohol, luxury electronics. The total volume of such purchases per year is ½ billion dollars. This is a significant income for the US economy, but in order to create intolerable living conditions in Russia without luxury items.

The European Union is preparing the same decision, said Ursula von der Leyen. Russia will also be deprived of the status of a full-fledged trading partner that provides privileges, as well as low taxes and tariffs. Such restrictions equate Russia with North Korea and Cuba.

A statement from the G7 states that the goal is to isolate Russia from foreign markets in every sense of the word.

The United States also bans the import of Russian goods, which is 1 billion a year, and the total US-Russian trade turnover exceeds $ 28 billion, it is also planned to abandon.

Sanctions for purchases for the crypt

Cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrencies will also not be available to people from Russia. The US Treasury Department plans to ban the sale of cryptocurrencies to individuals and businesses. And violators of the ban will be severely punished.

Without yachts and premium real estate

Personal property of private individuals who have been sanctioned is confiscated. At the moment, the yachts have been confiscated from Oleksiy Mordashov, a 64-meter vessel worth 65 million euros, equipped with a helipad and a swimming pool. The yacht was built at the Palmer Johnson shipyard and is considered the largest yacht in the world made of aluminum. The interior was designed by the Italian bureau Nuvolari Lenard. The yacht was purchased in 2013 and named after Mordashev's wife. The vessel was arrested in the Liguria region on March 4, 2022 in accordance with EU sanctions.

In early March 2022, the 135-meter yacht Dilbar Usmanov was arrested in Hamburg, Germany. It was built for 5 years, and it came to the owner in 2016. Cost $ 600 million.

Gennady Timchenko's 40-meter yacht Lena was also arrested in Italy, and the property was confiscated in the presence of the owner's lawyers.

In Tuscany, the villa of Oleg Savchenko, a former deputy of the DD of the Russian Federation from the EP party, was confiscated. Propagandist Volodymyr Solovyov lost a prestigious villa on Lake Como.

On March 17, 2022, the yacht of Ukrainian politician Medvedchuk, which was moored in Croatia, worth $ 180 million, was arrested. The 92-meter Royal Romance is one of the five largest private yachts in the world.

The yacht of Rosneft chairman Igor Sechin has been arrested in Spain. The name of the 135-meter ship means "crescent", the official name of Crescent. The yacht has the flag of the Cayman Islands, usually plying between Italy and Spain. The Spanish authorities did not grant permission to sail on March 4. Now the yacht is only connected with Sichin, until the owner is established, it will be under arrest.

Dmitry Medvedev's yacht "Photiniya" was arrested in Finland, where it stood in the winter dock of the city of Kotka and could not come out during the ice age, despite attempts to save it from sanctions. Again, the yacht owners are currently being tested for contact with Dmitry Medvedev, during which time the yacht will be under arrest.

One of Putin's 82-meter Graceful yachts was removed from Hamburg in time for repairs. Now it stands in Kaliningrad. Putin's superyacht Scheherazade, worth $ 700 million, has been arrested in Italy at the port of Marina Di Carrara. All members of the yacht team are Russian and current employees of the FSO. Oleksiy Navalny's team managed to find out.

The yacht "Ragnar" by Vladimir Strizhalkovsky, (length 68 m) of the former KGB agent is located in the northern port of Narvik. Despite the fact that Strizhalkovsky did not fall under sanctions in connection with Russia's attack on Ukraine, locals in Norway refuse to sell fuel. The crew was literally advised to "row home" or "raise the sails".

Roman Abramovich's Solaris superyacht entered Turkish Bodrum, and Ukrainian yachtsmen tried to block it. The 139-meter-long ship came from Tivat, Montenegro, where it was parked in winter. By moving to Turkey, Abramovich hopes to protect the yacht from sanctions.

In Switzerland, an apartment in the Bernese Highlands of Peter Aven (co-owner of Alfa-Bank), which is close to Vladimir Putin, has been arrested. Earlier, a building complex in Sardinia connected to Aven was arrested.

Switzerland can block the funds of all Russians in its banks, the estimated amount is 213 billion dollars.

Source: online publication Correspondent and others.