Russia’s top envoy in city says he ‘fully agreed’ with decision by Hong Kong Marine Department to refrain from implementing sanctions issued by third country.
„:“Russian envoys in Hong Kong received advanced notice regarding the arrival of a yacht linked to a sanctioned oligarch in the city’s waters, the Post learned on Monday. Igor Sagitov, the consul general of the Russian Federation in Hong Kong, confirmed the consulate was aware ahead of time before the arrival of superyacht Nord. The vessel was believed to be owned by Alexei Mordashov, a steel and mining tycoon considered an ally of the country’s president, Vladimir Putin. The oligarch was sanctioned by the European Union, Britain and the United States following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. The top envoy also said he “fully agreed” with the Hong Kong Marine Department’s decision to refrain from implementing sanctions issued by a third country. The department on Friday said Hong Kong had neither implemented “unilateral sanctions imposed by other jurisdictions” nor possessed the legal authority to enforce them.
