A fire broke out overnight at a Lake
Como villa at Menaggio belonging to Russian television presenter
Vladimir Solovyev, a big supporter of Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
The villa has been seized by the Italian authorities as part of
the sanctions imposed on Russia following Moscow's invasion of
Ukraine.
Arson is suspected as tyres were used to start the fire, sources
said.
The blaze was quickly put out by firefighters, the sources
added.
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