US wins latest round of legal battle to seize oligarch’s yacht in Fiji

The superyacht Amadea is at the centre of a legal battle in Fiji (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP)

The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a 325 million US dollar (£257 million) Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji, with the case now appearing headed for the Pacific nation’s top court.

The case has highlighted the thorny legal ground the US finds itself on as it tries to seize assets of Russian oligarchs around the world. Those intentions are welcomed by many governments and citizens who oppose the war in Ukraine, but some actions are raising questions about how far US jurisdiction extends.