It comes after sanctions were imposed on Schwindler, a close associate and business associate of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, in a new list of measures targeting 65 Russian oligarchs, banks and defense companies released on Thursday. The two aircraft have been under investigation at Farnborough and Biggin Hill airports for three weeks. But on Saturday, the transport minister said he had signed new laws on the seizure of aircraft and that this makes it a criminal offense for aircraft owners who have been sanctioned to move or fly their aircraft. “Ever since Putin launched his illegal attack, I have been keeping Eugene Schwindler jets under investigation for three weeks. “Now, I’m using my strengths to hold them indefinitely,” Grand Saps wrote on Twitter. “Putin’s friends who made millions from his regime will not enjoy the luxuries as long as innocent people die.” Shvidler was a former boss and shareholder in Abramovich’s steel company, Evraz PLC. According to the government, his net worth is estimated at 2 1.2 billion. The UK government has described Svidler as a “long-term business partner” of Abramovich and that through his stake in Eurasia, he was “involved in gaining from or in support of the Russian government”. According to the Times, the two jets are a Bombardier Global $ 6500 million 34 45 million (34 34 million) aircraft, registered as an LX-Fly, which was seized at Farnborough Airport. The other is a $ 13 million (,8 9.8 million) Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft in Biggin Hill. A private helicopter belonging to the Russian company HeliCo Group LLC was also reportedly confiscated. “The introduction of these latest measures – the detention of Russian private jets worth tens of millions of pounds – shows that this government will not take any steps to deprive Putin’s friends of their luxury toys,” Shapps said in a statement. The latest legislation means that all aircraft owned, operated or chartered by Russians are not allowed to fly or land in the United Kingdom. Russian ships have also been barred from entering British ports, with at least 10 ships reportedly barred. The Ministry of Transport is also examining a “small number” of yachts anchored in the UK with suspicious links to Russia. It is among a series of sanctions imposed by Western countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
