Russian billionaires have pulled assets worth $50 billion from so-called "unfriendly" European countries since the start of the full-scale war due to mounting sanctions and pressure from the Kremlin, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 14.
The 68-year-old withdrew his $67.6 million winning bid for the Alfa Nero several days ago according to Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda s ambassador to the US.
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The 267-foot Alfa Nero, complete with a baby grand piano and a swimming pool that turns into a helipad, was abandoned in Antigua’s Falmouth Harbour in March 2022, after the US Treasury sanctioned Russian fertilizer billionaire Andrey Guryev.