The United States has charged Andrey Kostin, CEO of Russian-state owned VTB Bank, and two U.S.-based associates with sanctions violations. This is part of a broader enforcement action that also includes a superseding indictment against Vladislav Osipov, a Russian residing in Switzerland, on five counts of bank fraud related to the operation of a 255-foot luxury superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Additionally, Vadim Belyaev, also known as Vadim Wolfson and founder of the collapsed bank Otkritie, has been arrested in the United States for sanctions evasion and money laundering. Kostin is also charged with money laundering and sanctions violations through two yachts worth $135+ million and a resort home in Aspen, Colorado, with one yacht being 11ft longer than the other.