This item from The New York Times:
A Russian-owned superyacht is stranded in northern Norway as a result of native oil suppliers refuse to refuel the ship amid Russia’s conflict in Ukraine and the sanctions that many nations have imposed on Moscow in consequence.
The yacht, “Ragnar,” is owned by the Russian oligarch Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, a former K.G.B. agent who made his fortune in nickel mining and is a longtime affiliate of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Mr. Strzhalkovsky has additionally served as deputy minister.
Now, Strzhalkovsky isn’t really on the European Union’s listing of sanctioned Russians, however that hardly issues to the parents who would ordinarily be anticipated to gas the yacht up. In no unsure phrases, they’ve advised the yacht’s crew to take a flying fuck at a rolling ponchik. (Norway isn’t a member of the European Union, however it’s a part of the European Economic Area.)
Sven Holmlund, a neighborhood oil provider, provided little sympathy for these aboard the vessel. “Why ought to we assist them?” he advised NRK. “They’ll row residence. Or use a sail.”
Properly, they may use a sail, assuming it hasn’t been stolen and changed with a observe that claims, “IOU 1 sail. Love, Sergei Shoigu.”
However, hey, a Norwegian summer time awaits these stranded sailors. They’ll benefit from the lengthy, leisurely days. The place would they slightly be, anyway? Steven Seagal’s Winter Palace?
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