INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A logistics company from Uzbekistan helped ship $36.6 million worth of artwork from Europe to Russia, bypassing EU sanctions on luxury
Uzbekistan before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has reportedly moved $41.6 million in cargo since February 2022
organization RFE/RL, 44 pieces of art valued at $4.6 million, including works by Salvador Dali, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse,
were removed from a yacht in Amsterdam and shipped to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in early 2023.Three days later, these works were delivered to the
Moscow home of billionaire Alexei Repik, whose construction firm holds contracts in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol
collector Mkrtich Okroyan, reportedly used Bek Broker to return his art to Russia via Uzbekistan
moved $286,000 worth of artwork from the country to Moscow through Tashkent.Okroyan, who leads the Soyuz plant that produces engines for
Russian cruise missiles, was later sanctioned by the U.S., EU and British governments.While EU sanctions prohibit the export of luxury goods
valued over 300 euros to Russia, there are exemptions for artwork on loan as part of cultural cooperation agreements.According to British
by Systema.Liability also applies to cases where an individual or entity was involved in the transfer of artwork to a third country, such as
Uzbekistan, if the sender knows that the final destination is Russia, the lawyer added.
