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HOW PUTIN HIDES HIS STOLEN BILLIONS

Kremlin crook claims he makes $85G a year but shell companies own his yachts & homes

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CORRUPT Kremlin kingpin Vladimir Putin is hiding billions in blood money by using a shady network of companies to buy pricey properties and superyacht­s, whistleblo­wers charge.

Leaked documents indicate the Russian president, 69, is the puppet master behind at least 86 organizati­ons splashing out major moolah for real estate and investment­s in his home country — as internatio­nal government­s continue to impose sanctions against the former Soviet Union for the tyrant’s invasion of neighborin­g Ukraine!

Digital records show the suspect firms use the email domain LLCInvest.ru, which has been linked to the warmongeri­ng menace, lawmen say.

According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Russian news site Meduza, the companies also operate on computer servers owned by telecom company Moskomsvya­z, which has close ties to Bank Rossiya.

A top U.S. official has described the financial institutio­n as the “personal bank for senior officials of the Russian Federation.”

Putin has long claimed he lives off a modest salary of $85,000 a year. But critics say the lying louse is secretly sitting on a $160 BILLION horde after siphoning riches from Russia’s oil and gas industries — with the help of his cronies! Now, OCCRP and Meduza say they’ve connected Putin to $4.5 billion in secretly

acquired assets, including a $1 billion Black Sea palace — boasting vineyards, a helipad and a bedroom with a stripper pole!

The ruthless leader is also believed to own the lavish Villa Sellgren, which features a gold-plated swimming pool and undergroun­d spa, homes around the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga and a stake in the Igora ski resort.

The investigat­ors also discovered the nonprofit Revival of Maritime Traditions, which was recently sanctioned by the U.S., owns the multimilli­on-dollar yachts Shellest and Nega, which both have ties to Putin.

But a Kremlin spokespers­on denies Russia’s president is affiliated with any of the investment­s — just like he claims Ukraine started the war!

July 18, 2022 / GLOBE

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Putin’s hideaway near the Finnish border features a gold-plated swimming pool
This $1 billion Black Sea estate boasts a helipad — and a bedroom with a stripper pole!
Vineyards lie near the Black Sea palace Putin’s hideaway near the Finnish border features a gold-plated swimming pool This $1 billion Black Sea estate boasts a helipad — and a bedroom with a stripper pole!
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This pleasure boat is also owned by Revival of Maritime Traditions
The yacht is owned by a company sanctioned by the U.S. This pleasure boat is also owned by Revival of Maritime Traditions
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Vladimir Putin is the secret force behind scores of outfits buying up assets, according to leaked documents
Putin is believed to hold a stake in the complex in northweste­rn Russia Vladimir Putin is the secret force behind scores of outfits buying up assets, according to leaked documents

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