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Putin-Linked Russian Businessman Partly Funded Trump Jr. Wedding

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson confirmed that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who has ties to Vladimir Putin, partly paid for festivities following their recent wedding. The payments reportedly totaled hundreds of thousands of dollars. The three-day celebration took place across two exclusive private islands near Palm Beach.

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US president’s eldest child married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump Jr and his wife, Bettina, confirmed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin partially paid for the couple’s wedding celebrations in May, following a ProPublica report revealing Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands…

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Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding

US president’s eldest child married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump Jr and his wife, Bettina, confirmed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin partially paid for the couple’s wedding celebrations in May, following a ProPublica report revealing Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands…

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Who Is Umar Kremlev? The Russian Businessman With Ties to Putin Who Partly Funded Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebrations

Donald Trump Jr. and his wife have confirmed that the Russian businessman, who has ties to Putin, footed the bill for festivities following their recent wedding.

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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party

The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.

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