Netherlands: My Home is My Castle

Squatters take over Russian oligarch’s Amsterdam home, which belongs to the Russian billionaire Arkady Volozh, the founder of the search engine Yandex. The squatters say their occupation is a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to draw attention to the housing crisis.
The squatters said they are “against the war, against the greed of oligarchs and billionaires, and against parasites that create capital.” They hung banners from the balcony with the text “against war and capitalism.”

In a statement, the squatters also said that they have occupied the property because “the rights of billionaires, who see our cities as investments, are better protected than those vulnerable people who want a roof over their heads."

They also write that they’re squatting this house “in support of Ukrainian and Russian anarchists who fight against their state.”

The Netherlands froze this asset early this month, over a month after Volozh reported it. That means Volozh is not allowed to sell or rent out the house and can’t do any maintenance to it.

https://nltimes.nl/2022/11/01/squatters-take-russian-oligarchs-amsterdam-home