Vodka sold for €1.6m

But Russia will see it as a drop in the ocean

Eighteen Russian-owned liquor trade marks seized to pay a claim worth more than $60 billion were sold at auction yesterday for €1.6 million. They include the iconic vodka brands Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya.

It’s the first successful enforcement of an award made against Russia in an international arbitration a decade ago. Russia’s attempts to challenge th…