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The US sanctions on Russia hurt Putin's wealthy allies.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, with Igor Sechin.AP
  • The WSJ reported that the captain of the yacht was told to leave France and head to Turkey.

  • The yacht of Sechin was docked in France after Russia invaded Ukraine.

  • A customs officer told The Journal that the yacht was tied down by French authorities.

The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the captain of Sechin's yacht was told to leave a French port and sail to Turkey as soon as possible after he was hit with sanctions.

The US and the European Union placed Sechin on their sanctions lists shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Darth Vader is also known as Sechin.

The report on Sechin's orders shows how the wealthiest Russians who were targeted by sanctions sought to move their assets around the world in order to protect their assets.

According to an interview with The Journal, Eric Salles, a lead officer on the seizure operation, said that French customs officers found out last week that the yacht was going to leave the French town of La Ciotat despite having repair work scheduled.

Customs officers heard the yacht was owned by Sechin, the CEO of Russian oil giant Rosneft.

Salles said in the interview that the customs officers went to the yacht and questioned the captain.

Salles told The Journal that the captain ordered him to leave the French port and sail to Turkey as quickly as possible.

Salles told The Journal that the French authorities tied the yacht to the quay with steel-rope slings so it wouldn't leave. Salles said that officers proceeded to check documents, further question the captain and crew, and surveil the vessel 24/7.

Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, said in a press release that the yacht was seized by the authorities on Wednesday night. Salles told The Journal that the captain of the yacht wasn't arrested.

Several high-profile Russian business executives have been sanctioned by the EU, US, UK, and others because of their ties to Putin.

The Associated Press reported on Friday that officials in Italy seized the superyachts of Gennady Timchenko and Alexei Mordashov.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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