US Gets Warrant to Seize Boeing 737 Owned by Russia’s Lukoil
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The US government is seeking to seize a Boeing 737 aircraft owned by Russian oil company Lukoil PJSC for allegedly violating sanctions imposed on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine.
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it had obtained a warrant to seize the aircraft, which is valued at $45 million and bears the tail number VP-CLR. The aircraft “flew into and out of Russia in violation of the Department of Commerce’s sanctions against Russia,” the US government said.