The Italian government has frozen assets and seized property belonging to two Russian oligarchs on the EU’s blacklist, deemed to be in the inner circle of president Vladimir Putin.
Arkady Rotenberg, Putin’s judo sparring partner, and Ukrainian-born Alexey Azarov are the first targets on the EU’s July list of Kremlin confidants to have property in Europe seized by the authorities.
Italian police seized five villas in Sardinia and Lazio, one luxury hotel in Rome belonging to Rotenberg as well as freezing bank accounts all with a total value of €30 million, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday.
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Source: Newsweek
