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UK imposes asset freezes on Abramovich, Rosneft boss Sechin

Britain imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, hitting them with asset freezes and travel bans because of their links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

UK politics: Boris Johnson says he fears Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine – as it happened

PM says Russian claims about enemies getting ready to use chemical weapons echoes what happened before the use of chemical weapons in Syria

The Guardian - UK

US inflation rises to new 40-year high of 7.9%; Abramovich sanctioned by UK – as it happened

ECB raises inflation forecasts, cuts growth outlook amid Ukraine conflict, as stock markets slide and Chelsea FC owner is sanctioned by Britain

The Guardian - UK

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Igor Sechin: the epitome of power in Putin’s Russia

As head of state-owned oil firm Rosneft, oligarch commands central place in the economy

The Guardian - UK

Meet Putin’s key oligarchs, their mega-yachts and billion-dollar bankrolls

Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov, Igor Sechin, Mikhail Fridman and others are the latest targets of sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The New Daily

France follows through on sanctions and seizes Russian oil tycoon's superyacht

France said Thursday it had seized a superyacht owned by Russia's oil czar Igor Sechin, following through on threats to target sanctioned oligarchs close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Radio France Internationale

France impounds yacht owned by head of Russian state oil giant

Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin’s superyacht was blocked by French customs officials on the Cote D’Azur, part of the European Union’s sanctions against wealthy Russians with close ties to President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's 'second most powerful man' has £86m super yacht seized as he tries to flee

The Amore Vero, a luxury mega-yacht belonging to Vladimir Putin's long term ally and the boss of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, has been seized in the French port of La Ciotat

Daily Mirror

France seizes yacht linked to Russian oligarch at Mediterranean port

Vessel linked to Igor Sechin taken as Hamburg authorities deny confiscation of Alisher Usmanov’s $600m superyacht

The Guardian - UK

France seizes Rosneft boss's yacht as it tried to flee

French customs have seized a yacht belonging to Rosneft boss Igor Sechin as it tried to leave the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat in a breach of EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

Reuters

France seizes luxury yacht of Russian energy boss and Putin confidant Sechin

The French government on Thursday said it had seized a superyacht owned by a company linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian energy giant Rosneft and close confidant of President Vladimir Putin.

France 24

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

Rosneft CEO among 26 prominent people sanctioned by EU for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Meet the Russians Australia is sanctioning following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

In the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Australian government has named eight Russian oligarchs it will target with sanctions. Here's who they are.

ABC News

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