Oligarchs in the crosshairs: seized yachts and hunting for shielded assets abroad

Sy, the € 530 million value yacht seized Friday night from Russian oligarch Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, is not only the largest sailboat in the world. She is also the symbol of how Italy has decided to tackle the issue of sanctions against Russia, unlike many other European countries: no discount, rigor in the line imposed by the European Union.