Some countries are forced to pay several hundred thousand euros per month to provide maintenance for Russian yachts.
The one who thought he would take is taken. The penalties for Russia the international community are causing a comical backlash. Indeed, in certain cases, the country ordering the freezing or confiscation of the asset is required to take financial responsibility for its upkeep.
For example, as BFMTV reports, the United States, which seized the Russian yacht Le Tango in Mallorca, is forced to maintain it. A stain on the taxpayer’s sum of 10 million euros per year.
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Does France have to pay?
The same problem for Italy, which according to information from La Republicca has to pay in between 150,000 and 200,000 euros per month for servicing one of the world’s largest yachts, owned by coal and fertilizer magnate Andrey Melnichenko.
But is France then subject to such an injunction? No, maintenance costs are at the expense of the owner, still need to know who it is. In fact, it’s often difficult for authorities to find him because he hides behind shell companies that prevent them from being traced back to him.
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