Rumor had it that an S7 airliner was "confiscated" in Yerevan, but not exactly, it just couldn't take off because it lost its airworthiness certificate[1] because its lease was cancelled.

Somewhere in there is a Radio Yerevan joke[2]...

[1] https://en.armradio.am/2022/03/04/s7-plane-in-yerevan-but-no... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Yerevan_jokes

For context: "Is Russia about to nationalize foreign aircraft?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz4gCE4ccRM

How would that work, when there are no parts to service them? And where would they fly them — the second they touch down in most countries, they’ll be repossessed.

NB: Link is to Mentour Pilot, which has been an excellent resource IMO over the past few years on aviation-related topics.

Is the full story text available anywhere w/o paywall?

It seems to be almost word-for-word the same as this article in Turkish, though I don't know which is the original.

All that's missing from the English one is the final paragraph explaining the EU sanctions.

https://poderygloria.net/misirda-bir-aeroflot-a321neoyu-geri...