Russian vessel reportedly seized in the English Channel

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16. He sent it home before the bombs fell. That was one tell that he was going to start the war.

It had been under repair and updating in Hamburg but Putin’s $100 million yacht abruptly left on Feb.10th. It was reported to have gone to Kaliningrad, North East of Gdańsk and 40 miles inside the border of Russia. No reason was made public for the departure.

According to Boat International report, the yacht arrived last year in Hamburg, where it has been receiving several modifications, including two forward balconies and an extension to the swimming platform. However, now, amid fears the West would impose sanctions if Russia invaded Ukraine, the boat was spotted on a public maritime-traffic-tracking site sailing towards Russia from Hamburg shipyard.

https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/putins-yacht-graceful-abruptly-leaves-germany-amid-sanctions-warnings-over-ukraine-articleshow.html