Second Abramovich superyacht docks in sanctions-free Turkey

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MARMARIS, TURKEY - A second superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich docked in a Turkish resort on Tuesday and sources familiar with the discussions said he and other wealthy Russia

ns were looking to invest in Turkey given sanctions elsewhere.

Eclipse, which is one of the world's biggest yachts at 162.5 metres long, docked in the resort of Marmaris in southwest Turkey after skirting Greek islands, according to a Reuters witness and tracking data. It sails under a Bermuda flag. "He wants to do some work and may buy some assets," the source said, adding that the oligarch already had some assets in Turkey. The source did not give details.

The foreign and interior ministries did not immediately comment on whether Western governments had requested that Turkey seize sanctioned assets.Last week, the banking regulator told Reuters it was monitoring sanctions applied on Russia but had not instructed banks to limit citizens of any country. "The anchoring in Turkish marinas of yachts embargoed in European countries may leave Turkey in a difficult situation in the international arena," Utku Cakirozer, an MP from the main opposition CHP party, told Reuters.and removing what it says are dangerous nationalists in government. Ukraine and Western allies say that is a false pretext for an unprovoked war.

 

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