How does this help the American 🇺🇸 middle class?
Nothing to be proud of, stealing private property, but of course the US government has been guilty of that for decades….for those excited, do realize when our government steals your “ stuff” without due process, you will think different.
War of the Oligarchs: East versus West
Well the government has been stealing from Americans for years now so I guess its time for them to steal from foreigners because they are friends with people Biden doesn’t like. I’m sure this won’t come back to bite us on the ass at any point.
Oh yeah government engaging in theft from other nuclear armed countries really wise move.
So which US ‘oligarch’ will benefit from this confiscation? I don’t think it will be Elon.
You fly the flag of the country your boat is registered in.
The real question is, “In whose name is the boat registered?”
Maybe its on its way to some safe holding harbor, in which case flying a US flag on its way is not a big deal in comparison to stealing it.
But, if it became a US or EU VIP party boat, I’d be enraged. As would Vlad and his friends.
Why does this story remind me of The Ransom Of Red Chief?
I think it has something to do with the price of diesel. Putin’s pulled another one over on Sleepy Joe.
US Government expropriates boat belonging to rich “friend” of Vladimir Putin. What crimes exactly did he commit in the United States?
Sounds extra-legal and criminal to me. How about “due process?”
Just wait for next week’s prime-time, Hollywood directed January 6 “insurrectionist” congressional hearings, and you will see the path we are on.
They have a fleet of submarines. They should declare it pirated and sink it. Who could complain if you gave notice and sank your own boat?
Yay!
Says absolutely no inflation ravaged and illegal immigration ravaged American.
Petty, juvenile victories are better than no victories at all, right Bozo?
And the only people that can afford it are politically connected Western oligarchs.
Our oligarchs good.
Russian oligarchs bad.
Why play these games? Just give the damn thing to a US democrat campaign donor and stop wasting our time.
Hahaha
Is it going to be a Biden boat now???
I am not impressed. The US should not let our flag fly on a stolen yacht.
How much laughing out loud will you be doing when they come for your possessions?
As much as I dislike thug Putin, why is it ok to steal property from (yes corrupt) private Russian citizens?
What stops any nation from doing that to us?
If we travel to Turkey for example, what stops then from legally stealing anything they want from one of us?
Really bad idea. This property is impossible to sell. Who in their right mind would buy the stolen yacht of a Chechen warlord?
Russia should thank the US. This helps deter Russia’s oligarch class from capital flight. What’s been going on, for decades, is that these guys were exporting investment capital to the “West”, mainly, causing massive underinvestment in Russia, relative to its earnings from resource exports. Malinvestment is a major reason for zero or low rate of economic development. Its been variously estimated that around half of Russia’s national wealth is held abroad, almost all in the “West”. Which is unique in the world, save for a couple of Arab oil producers.
Now Hunter Biden owns it.
Given to him by President Joey Diapers!