€2.3 billion of seized Russian assets, a headache for Italian authorities
Yachts, private planes and luxury villas – all belonging to Russian oligarchs, whose assets in Italy have been frozen since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Brussels, those assets are worth some €2.3 billion. But they have been creating financial and legal headaches for the Italian government. Story by Natalia Mendoza, Pietro Barabino, Coline David and Charlotte Davan Wetton.
Yachts, private planes and luxury villas – all belonging to Russian oligarchs, whose assets in Italy have been frozen since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Brussels, those assets are worth some €2.3 billion. But they have been creating financial and legal headaches for the Italian government. Story by Natalia Mendoza, Pietro Barabino, Coline David and Charlotte Davan Wetton.