{"id":1467951,"date":"2022-05-08T08:45:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467951"},"modified":"2022-05-08T08:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:45:34","slug":"italian-officials-seize-700-million-superyacht-allegedly-linked-to-russian-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-officials-seize-700-million-superyacht-allegedly-linked-to-russian-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Officials Seize $700 Million Superyacht Allegedly Linked to Russian Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitalian-officials-seize-700-million-superyacht-allegedly-linked-to-russian-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian officials<\/a> seized a $700 million luxury yacht with ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian government<\/a>, Rome&#8217;s ministry of finance announced Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Italian authorities scrambled to investigate the nearly 460-foot superyacht known as the Scheherazade, which was dry-docked in the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara as concerns mounted the Kremlin-linked vessel would set out to Italian waters shortly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-moves-combat-forces-to-mariupol-ahead-of-its-victory-day-officials-work-to-rescue-troops-trapped-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUSSIA MOVES FORCES TO MARIUPOL AHEAD OF &#8216;VICTORY DAY&#8217; PARADE, OFFICIALS WORK TO RESCUE TRAPPED TROOPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The yacht was seized under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mef.gov.it\/en\/ufficio-stampa\/comunicati\/2022\/Adopted-the-freezing-decree-of-the-boat-Scheherazade-00001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">coordinated measures<\/a> with the European Union due to Russia&#8217;s involvement in &#8220;undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/931\/523\/Putin-Super-Yacht-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Putin yacht\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Scheherazade,\u00a0a 459-foot luxury yacht, is docked at the shipyard in Marina Di Carrara, Italy, March 23, 2022.<\/span><span> (Francesco Mazzei\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The finance ministry said the vessel, which flew the flag of the Cayman Islands, &#8220;had long been under the attention of the authorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the acknowledged investigation that found the yacht to have &#8220;prominent&#8221; links to Russians targeted under EU sanctions, Italian officials omitted the name of the owner of the Scheherazade.<\/p>\n<p>Some reporting has suggested the Scheherazade belongs to Russian President Vladimir Putin, while other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastampa.it\/rubriche\/dietro-le-quinte-della-finanza\/2022\/03\/11\/news\/lo_yacht_di_putin_e_l_amico_di_sechin_scheherazade-2872259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a> have pointed to Eduard Khudainatov, a Russian former executive of a state-owned oil company, .<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/931\/523\/Putin-Super-Yacht.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Putin yacht\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Italy&#8217;s financial police patrol boat is seen in front of the multimillion-dollar megayacht Scheherazade, which is docked at the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, Tuscany, May 6, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><span> (Federico Scoppa\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Khudainatov does not appear to have yet been specifically sanctioned, but a decree passed by Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco barred the vessel from sailing away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/germany-announces-ban-ukrainian-flags-during-wwii-victory-day-parade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GERMANY ANNOUNCES BAN ON UKRAINIAN FLAGS DURING WWII VICTORY DAY PARADE: &#8216;SLAP IN THE FACE&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy specifically referenced the megayacht in a March address to Italy\u2019s parliament in a plea for action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be a resort for murderers,&#8221; he said in a translated address.\u00a0&#8220;Block all their real estate, accounts and yachts \u2014 from Scheherazade to the smallest ones. Block the assets of all those who have influence in Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/931\/523\/putin-aviation-meeting.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Putin yacht\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with top officials about support to the aviation industry in Russia amid western sanctions via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, March 31, 2022.<\/span><span> (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP \/ AP Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukraine has pressed the international community to impose harsher sanctions on Russia as it has continued its deadly war in Ukraine for more than 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S., along with several European nations, have made moves to cut Russian oil ties, while others have pledged to do so by the end of 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy slammed EU nations that continue to purchase Russian oil, its No. 1 export.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You shouldn\u2019t be a little evil and a little good. It is inadmissible to impose sanctions and with another hand to sign new contracts with Russia. This is definitely inadmissible in times of war. This is hypocrisy,&#8221; Zelenskyy said during a virtual address to the U.K.\u2019s Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com. 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