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As part of the conflict in Ukraine, France published on Tuesday, April 12, a list of several dozen assets of Russian oligarchs that had been frozen by the French authorities. Le 20 Heures makes an inventory of these goods.
Billionaire villas overlooking the Mediterranean in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (Alpes-Maritimes), a luxury hotel in Meribel (Savoy)apartments in the most exclusive districts of Paris: here is what can be found in a new list of 33 properties owned by Russian oligarchs, which was published on the evening of Tuesday, April 12, by the Ministry of Finance. Assets that have been frozen by theFrench State.
What these Russian businessmen have in common: their closeness to President Vladimir Putin. In Paris, their pied-à-terre is sometimes very close to places of power. Thus, the oligarch Viktor Rashnikov, a steel magnate, lives in of them steps from the Elysée. On the other side of the Seine, near the National Assembly, a mansion also belongs to a Russian oligarch. In total, the frozen assets, which are not just real estate, represent more than 900 million euros.