In Hong Kong, Sanctioned Russian Tycoon’s Superyacht Prompts China, U.S. Barbs

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In Hong Kong, Sanctioned Russian Tycoon’s Superyacht Prompts China, U.S. Barbs
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The presence in Hong Kong of Nord, a superyacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, is raising tensions between the U.S. and China

The anchoring in Hong Kong waters of a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s superyacht is ramping up tensions between Beijing and Washington, which warned against the financial center being used as a safe haven.

, owned by steel magnate Alexey Mordashov, moored west of the Chinese territory’s Victoria Harbour last week after departing from the far-eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, according to website MarineTraffic.

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