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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Jul 24, 2022, 07:56 AM Jul 2022

The Cote d'Azur (French Riviera) remains in Russian hands.

This guy must have just vacationed there.

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The Cote d'Azur (French Riviera) remains in Russian hands. (Original Post) Tomconroy Jul 2022 OP

Sorry, wtf is he talking about? CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #1

Russian billionaires. And mere millionaires with their mega yachts Tomconroy Jul 2022 #2

ah CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #3

Russians lust after the West even more than they shit on it BeyondGeography Jul 2022 #4

Owners edhopper Jul 2022 #5

I was in Monaco and couldn't get over the number of maga yachts with Russian names on them kimbutgar Jul 2022 #6

Monaco is not part of the EU. former9thward Jul 2022 #7

CurtEastPoint

(20,095 posts)

1. Sorry, wtf is he talking about?

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 08:06 AM

Jul 2022

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. Russian billionaires. And mere millionaires with their mega yachts

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 08:15 AM

Jul 2022

and paid for girl friends.
Not enough sanctions.

CurtEastPoint

(20,095 posts)

3. ah

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 08:29 AM

Jul 2022

BeyondGeography

(41,198 posts)

4. Russians lust after the West even more than they shit on it

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 10:15 AM

Jul 2022

What a fucked up bunch they are.

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

5. Owners

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 10:28 AM

Jul 2022

of most of these yachts.

But Monte Carlo has seized Russian assets.

kimbutgar

(27,555 posts)

6. I was in Monaco and couldn't get over the number of maga yachts with Russian names on them

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 11:30 AM

Jul 2022

At least 70%.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

7. Monaco is not part of the EU.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2022, 12:08 PM

Jul 2022

So is not required to participate in EU sanctions but can impose their own.

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