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Seized superyacht owner is 'pawn' in Russia backlash, he tells UK Supreme Court

By Martin Coyle and Phoebe Seers ( January 16, 2025, 14:12 GMT | Insight) -- The Russian owner of a superyacht detained in London in the wake of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is “blameless” and has been used as a “pawn” in western nations' confrontation with Russia, his lawyers told the UK’s highest court today. Businessman Sergei Naumenko had been wrongly labelled as a friend of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, he told Supreme Court judges.The Russian owner of a superyacht detained in London after Moscow started its war in Ukraine has been used as a “pawn” in western nations' confrontation with Russia, his lawyers told the UK’s highest court today. Sergei Naumenko is “blameless,” judges heard....

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