Russian oligarchs are under sanctions, and the Italians are paying millions to maintain their luxury yachts. CNN The arrested sailing yacht of Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has been in the port of Trieste for more than four years. Its maintenance costs Italian taxpayers about $30,000 a day - almost $11 million a year. The money goes to staff, security, insurance, fuel and maintenance. According to Italian law, seized tools must be kept in good condition. And that's just one yacht. More than $15 million was spent on the maintenance of the Putin-linked Scheherazade, on staff alone. Oligarch Alexei Mordashov's Lady M yacht cost another $2 million.

Russian oligarchs are under sanctions, and the Italians are paying millions to maintain their luxury yachts. CNN The arrested sailing yacht of Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has been in the port of Trieste for more than four years. Its maintenance costs Italian taxpayers about $30,000 a day - almost $11 million a year. The money goes to staff, security, insurance, fuel and maintenance. According to Italian law, seized tools must be kept in good condition. And that's just one yacht. More than $15 million was spent on the maintenance of the Putin-linked Scheherazade, on staff alone. Oligarch Alexei Mordashov's Lady M yacht cost another $2 million.