Russia Ukraine war, page-4500

Putin's billionaire buddies are losing.

Yacht seized as U.S. ramps up oligarch sanctions so Putin 'feels the squeeze'

• France impounds yacht it says linked to Rosneft's Sechin
• Other Russian tycoons' yachts anchored in Maldives -data
• More sweeping sanctions to target oligarch assets
• White House wants Putin to "feel the squeeze"

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - French authorities seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to oligarchs as the United States and other governments ramped up sanctions on Russia's super-rich on Thursday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.