Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for part of Trump Jr's wedding
Umar Kremlev, described as close to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the eldest son of the US president's three-day celebration.
Donald Trump Jr and his wife, Bettina Anderson, confirmed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin partially funded their wedding celebrations in May, according to reporting by ProPublica. Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the events, which took place across two exclusive private islands.
Trump Jr, the US president's eldest child, married Palm Beach socialite Anderson in the lavish three-day celebration.
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- Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding — The Guardian — World
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