Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mocked for claiming daughter lived ‘poorly’ in Paris

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By Snejana Farberov

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has been labeled a “pathological liar” after arguing that his glamorous influencer daughter lived in “Spartan situations” and struggled to make ends meet whereas learning in Paris.

Elizaveta Peskova, 25, who co-owns a profitable event-planning enterprise and runs a Russian-French cultural basis, spent years residing along with her mom in Europe, earlier than returning to Moscow about 5 years in the past and graduating with honors from the celebrated Moscow State Institute of Worldwide Relations (MGIMO).

However her father maintained that his jet-setting daughter, whose Instagram web page is brimming with pictures of the statuesque blonde posing up in costly outfits, was by no means a “mazhor” – a Russian slang time period much like “nepo-baby” that’s used to explain kids of privileged authorities officers and businessmen, as The Instances first reported.

Peskova relocated to the Metropolis of Lights along with her mom, Ekaterina Solotsinskaya, 47, after her dad and mom cut up up, and lived there for a few years, attending a boarding college and later enrolling within the EDC Paris Enterprise College.

“My daughter was by no means a ‘mazhor’ youngster,” Peskov insisted in an interview with the coed tv channel MGIMO 360 that aired on its YouTube channel Friday. “She had a really sophisticated life, an advanced schooling.”

Peskov claimed that through the time she spent learning in France, Elizaveta “lived there very pooly, in very Spartan situations, and was by no means a ‘mazhor.’”

“She was pressured to beat an enormous variety of difficulties, she spent a very long time looking for herself, and thank God she has now settled…and has develop into a profession girl,” the presidential spokesman added.  

Requested by the fawning interviewer how he was capable of instill good qualities in his daughter, Peskov, 56, mentioned that Elizaveta discovered life classes from having confronted hardships.

“It’s one factor if you’re really a ‘mazhor’ and also you’re residing giant, once you’ve received nothing to aspire to, nevertheless it’s one other matter when every single day you might want to overcome issues: the place to lease housing a bit extra cheaply, how to save cash to be able to purchase your self a brand new pair of denims on the finish of the month,” he mentioned.

The interviewer adopted up by asking whether or not Peskov had intentionally despatched his daughter to review overseas so she might study to fend for herself, to which the high-ranking Kremlin official — who has been incessantly criticizing the West and Western values — sheepishly replied that “it was a distinct time again then.”

Lyubov Sobol, an aide to jailed Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, clapped again at Peskov’s claims, sharing a photograph of Elizaveta Peskova lounging in what seems to be a non-public jet and writing within the caption: “Spartan situations based on the pathological liar Peskov.”

An investigation by Navalny’s anti-corruption basis beforehand uncovered that Peskova and her mom had allegedly purchased an house in central Paris for almost $2 million by means of a French firm referred to as Sirius.

Peskova is a part-owner of an occasion firm referred to as Centrum Moscow, which counts amongst its purchasers Russian’s Ministry of Commerce and Business, and different authorities businesses.

In March of this 12 months, the corporate has grown its earnings 70-fold in comparison with the identical time in 2022, raking in about $1.77 million, reported the impartial information outlet Verstka.

Peskova can be vice chairman of the Basis for the Improvement of Russian-French Historic Initiatives, which was co-founded by French nationwide Pierre Malinowski, who was mentioned to have shut ties to a well-connected Russian oligarch.

The US Treasury final 12 months sanctioned Peskov, his daughter and different members of his household, claiming that they lived “luxurious life which might be incongruous with Peskov’s civil servant wage.” Peskov has been Putin’s mouthpiece since 2012.

The EU has additionally added Peskova to its sanctions record, citing her affiliation “with a listed one that has actively supported actions or insurance policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in addition to stability and safety in Ukraine.” 

In an Instagram submit shared along with her 225,000 followers in April, Peskova bragged that she was “earned quite a bit” from her work on varied tasks.