The helicopter of a Russian oligarch immobilized in Monaco – Pages Monaco
The seizure of the assets of Russian oligarchs decided by the European Union following the attack on Ukraine continues: according to an article in Nice-Matin of Thursday March 31, two helicopters belonging to a close friend of Vladimir Putin were immobilized on the Azure Coast. According to our colleagues, the first would have been seized on March 22 at Castellet in the Var, the second on March 25, this time in Monaco, by local authorities and French customs. Both devices would be worth several million euros. Bercy, which confirmed these two gels, did not wish to give the identity of its owner. But for the regional daily which is based on the registration of the two aircraft, it would be Alisher Ousmanov.
With a required fortune of 14 billion dollars, this Russian oligarch was already in the crosshairs of the European authorities within the framework of the economic sanctions decided against Russia. His yacht, considered one of the longest in the world at 156 meters in length, was seized in Hamburg, Germany on the second day of the Russian invasion.
Over $80 billion already lost to oligarchs through sanctions
On March 23, two new yachts, this time belonging to the Russian oligarch Alexei Kouzmitchev, were also frozen on the Côte-d’Azur, one of the yachts being moored in the Old Port of Cannes and the other in a shipyard in Antibes. When the State immobilizes these assets, their owners cannot use them, resell them or monetize them, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday March 20.
According to information from CNBC, the richest men in Russia have already lost more than 80 billion dollars at the beginning of March, the Western sanctions on the Russian economy hitting them hard. This sum has certainly increased today.