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French authorities\u00a0announced Thursday\u00a0that they seized a yacht owned by Russian energy oligarch Igor Sechin.<\/p>

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The yacht, Amore Vero, is valued at $120 million.<\/p>\n

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Sechin was placed on European Union and United States sanctions lists soon after Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday last week. The EU, US, UK and others have sanctioned several high-profile Russian business executives that have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>

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Sechin was deputy prime minister of Russia until 2012 and is said to be a close ally of Putin.<\/p>

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The 280-ft Amore Vero has a swimming pool that converts into a helicopter pad, according to Oceanco, its maker. It also has a private owner\u2019s deck and a sun deck with a jacuzzi, Oceanco says.<\/p>\n

The EU sanctions \u201crequire the detention of the vessel with immediate effect,\u201d the French finance ministry\u2019s press release said.<\/p>

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The seizure of Amore Vero appears to be the second instance of a European authority seizing a Russian oligarch-owned super-yacht since Ukraine sanctions were enacted.<\/p>\n

Germany recently seized Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov\u2019s $600 million super-yacht, Forbes reported Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed sources. Usmanov\u2019s yacht was docked in Hamburg, Germany, for a refit when it was seized, per Forbes.<\/p>

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