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Seizing an oligarch’s assets is one thing. Giving them to Ukraine is another.

Although the United States imposed sanctions on wealthy Russians soon after the invasion, global efforts to seize their assets have mostly played out in Europe and the Caribbean.
Factbox | Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets

The latest on Russia's oligarchs and their assets
Russian billionaire’s $580-million yacht seized by Italy

Russia-Ukraine war: The yacht's owner Andrei Melnichenko was named earlier this week on a European Union blacklist, subject to an assets freeze and visa ban.
Why the UK closed its tier 1 investor visa route, and what happens now

The UK investor visa was what provided Nirav Modi the refuge to escape Indian agencies and invoke human rights provisions to halt his extradition.

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Russian Oligarchs

Seizing an oligarch’s assets is one thing. Giving them to Ukraine is another.

Factbox | Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets

Russian billionaire’s $580-million yacht seized by Italy

Why the UK closed its tier 1 investor visa route, and what happens now