Two yachts allegedly belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin have been found, bringing the entire variety of identified yachts supposedly belong to Putin to 9, the unbiased Russian anti-corruption venture File Heart reported on Nov. 20, citing the findings of its investigation.
The 2 yachts, the 71-meter Victoria and the 38-meter Orion, are value a mixed whole of greater than $65 million, and are supposedly utilized by Putin and his entourage.
Though there isn’t any direct proof linking the yachts to Putin, the File Heart wrote that there are a selection of connections, and its sources mentioned that the yachts had been produced at a army facility the place civilian vessels will not be constructed.
Putin and different Russian elites usually disguise their possession of yachts, homes, or different luxurious objects, particularly if they’re within the West.
A $700 million super-yacht, named the Scheherazade, which can be allegedly linked to Putin was seized by Italian authorities in Might 2022.
The File Heart additionally discovered that there are a selection of connections between the Scheherazade and different yachts related to Putin and the Victoria, together with a few of the similar workers members, and the identical port agent.
The Victoria is predicated within the Russian metropolis of Sochi and periodically goes to Cape Idokopas, the place Putin’s “palace” is allegedly situated.
The palace, which was made well-known in a documentary movie by Russian opposition determine Alexei Navalny, allegedly value virtually $1.4 billion. Putin has denied that the palace belongs to him.
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