Ukraine crisis: Russia billionaires move superyachts to Maldives to escape sanctions

At least five superyachts owned by Russian billionaires were anchored or cruising on Wednesday in Maldives, an Indian Ocean island nation that does not have an extradition treaty with the United States, ship tracking data showed.The vessels’ arrival in the archipelago off the coast of Sri Lanka follows the imposition of severe Western sanctions on Russia in reprisal for its February 24 invasion of Ukraine.Forbes reported late on Wednesday that Germany had seized Russian billionaire Alisher…