Moves against certain super-wealthy Russians have emerged as a popular sideshow to an ugly war.
By gross tonnage, Dilbar is the largest yacht on the planet, according to Boat International, and No. 5 in length. On board is a diesel electric power plant, a 48,000-gallon swimming pool, two helipads, 12 state rooms and accommodations for 96 crew members running a maritime operation that costs $60 million a year.
“Oligarchs be warned: We will use every tool to freeze and seize your criminal proceeds,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said last week as the Department of Justice announced the deployment of an interagency enforcement posse called “Task Force KleptoCapture.” that the ship was merely locked in place and that sanctions had triggered the firing of the entire crew.saying that the European Union’s “unfair” sanctions are based on “false and defamatory allegations damaging my honor, dignity, and business reputation. I will use all legal means to protect my honor and reputation.”For now, Dilbar is an opulent casualty in an economic war of attrition aimed at turning Putin’s inner circle into a noose.
has been tracking superyachts for book research — and, now, for sport. Using public websites that post their movements, she has watched some vessels leave European waters for the Seychelles, the Maldives and ports not covered by extradition agreements and tax constraints. Some vessels’ automatic identification systems have been switched off to mask the ships’ locations. On her strolls through the city, she was accustomed to seeing Dilbar, a behemoth barnacled to the coast of the Mediterranean.
The word “oligarchy,” from the Greek, means rule by a few. In the context of modern Russia, “oligarch” is an informal, catchall term for wealthy elite with ties to Putin. The past quarter century has seen “They are quite a talented bunch of people,” says Vladimir Ashurkov, the executive director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was founded by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. “They probably would’ve thrived under any circumstances, in a Western entrepreneurial climate. ... These people could’ve been building Russian Teslas and, you know, Facebooks of Russia. But they decided to employ their talents in getting crooked income.
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