A US judge has given the Biden administration permission to seize two private planes owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich for violating sanctions. More than $400 million worth of Gulfstream G650ER and Boeing 787 aircraft violated US export laws imposed after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, according to reports. standalone article Consequently index.
Under the legislation, permits are required to transport US-made aircraft from other countries to Russia. None of the planes received any prior to flying there in March, according to the US Department of Justice.
New York attorney Damian Williams announced that a warrant had been issued for their forfeiture.
The newspaper reports that Roman Abramovich was subjected to sanctions by both the United Kingdom and the European Union because of his relations with the Kremlin. However, the United States has not imposed financial restrictions on it yet.
The former Chelsea owner has hired a US law firm to challenge a US court’s decision to confiscate two of his planes.
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