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The frozen assets were confirmed yesterday by the Ministry of Finance in Paris.
“There are 33 properties frozen, including a dozen from Abramovich,” a ministerial source said.
‘They include houses, superyachts and helicopters, and give well over € 25 billion (£ 20 billion).
“It is all part of the program of sanctions that will be brought against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.”
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There was no immediate comment from Abramovich, who also had £ 5.4bn of linked assets frozen by the small Channel Island of Jersey.
Jersey Police are looking for properties that are believed to be linked to Mr Abramovich’s business activities on the island, which follows UK policies and sanctions against the same people.
‘On April 12, the Royal Court also issued a formal freeze order, known as a seizure judiciaire, on assets valued at more than US $ 7 billion suspected of being linked to Mr Abramovich and which located in Jersey or owned. by Jersey-incorporated entities, ‘said the Jersey Law Officers department.
