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By Matthew Chapman On Friday, Rolling Stone reported that Italian authorities have seized an opulent superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin himself, before it could leave port. The seizure is part of an ongoing effort by Western countries to punish the Kremlin for the invasion of Ukraine. “The $700 million, 459-foot Scheherazade, worth approximately $700 million, had been under investigation since March, when Italian authorities boarded the ship as part of the European Union’s sanctions against Russian oligarchs,” reported Daniel Kreps. “While Scheherazade’s ownership was under ques…