The Libyan owner of the City block is not able to take rent from Russia’s second-largest lender
Properties valued at €540m have been frozen by the French state, but seizing them is proving harder
“Contractual obligations don’t necessarily evaporate because of sanctions”
Property assets owned by Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov have been frozen and could be seized
Agents say greater transparency and sanctions will also deter other overseas buyers