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Ukrainian sailor arrested for partially sinking luxury yacht of his Russian boss in SpainA Ukrainian sailor in Spain’s Mallorca has been arrested for partially sinking a yacht worth €7m (£5.8m) owned by a Russian tycoon, days after Russia invaded Ukraine.The yacht, named the Lady Anastasia, is a 156-foot-long boat with five cabins and is owned by Alexander Mijeev, a former head of the Russian Helicopter Corporation.In 2016, he took over Rostec, a Russian state-owned weapons supplier.The sailor, who has not been named, allegedly opened the ship’s valves causing it to partially sink, reported Spain’s Balearic Island newspaper Ultima Hora on Sunday.He opened one valve in the engine room and a second where the crew lives and allegedly asked three other crew members, also Ukrainians, to abandon the ship.
Russia football teams banned from all international competitions by FIFA and UEFARussian football teams have been banned from all European and world tournaments and matches over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.Both FIFA and UEFA - which govern world and European football respectively - agreed to suspend all Russian teams until further notice.The ban applies to club teams and to the Russian national side.
Russia hit with more sanctions as all its ships banned from using UK portsThe UK has slapped Russian banks with more sanctions and blocked the export of high end technological equipment to the country, in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.All UK ports have also been told they must not allow any Russian ships to dock, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps saying "these vessels are NOT welcome here".
Comparethemarket pulls meerkat ads from TV news after Ukraine invasionSite says fictional Russian billionaire Aleksandr Orlov has ‘no association with the current situation’The price comparison website Comparethemarket has pulled its ads featuring the animated Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov from news bulletins in light of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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