Italy has ordered the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seizure of a 600 million pleasure boat with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to the BBC, the Sheherzade, a pleasure boat in a Tuscan port, has been undergoing repairs since September last year.
According to the Italian Ministry of Finance, the owner of the pleasure boat has a deep connection with important elements of the Russian government.
It is being seized under European Union (EU) sanctions due to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
