INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A luxury superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has docked in Turkey, which has not joined European sanctions against
Moscow that have also targeted the Chelsea Football Club owner and other oligarchs.Western nations are impounding such assets with links to
wealthy Russians as part of efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Abramovich was among the individuals
listed under new sanctions adopted by the European Union last week.The billionaire's 140-meter (460-foot) Bermudan-flagged superyacht
Solaris was filmed in the holiday resort of Bodrum in southwest Turkey on Monday, more than a week after being spotted at a port in
Montenegro, which is not part of the EU.NATO member Turkey, which has strong ties with Russia and Ukraine, has not joined sanctions
targeting Moscow.Western countries including the United States and the EU have imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its
invasion of Ukraine, including placing oligarchs and other individuals close to Putin on sanctions lists.Yachts owned by Russia's richest
have been seized by various nations, as U.S
President Joe Biden vowed that allies are "coming for your ill-begotten gains."Abramovich, who also owns an even bigger yacht, the 162-meter
Eclipse, has also been hit with a U.K
assets freeze and travel ban.The 55-year-old Abramovich, who bought Chelsea in 2003, has denied claims that he bought the London club on
Putin's orders, to expand Russia's influence abroad in the early 2000s.Turkey has called Russia's invasion "unacceptable" and positioned
