Hong Kong leader ‘laughs off’ US sanctions amid calls to seize Russian yacht 11.10.2022

Deutsche Welle | Oct 11, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said he “laughs off” United States sanctions amid calls to seize a superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov.
  • Nord is a $500 million (€516 million) superyacht that’s allegedly owned by Mordashov.
  • Some of these individuals have managed to evade sanctions by docking their ships in places like Turkey or the United Arab Emirates.