Have a look at this wonderful yacht called Scheherezade. It’s been talked about for a while. The rumour is it belongs to Vladimir Putin. But there is not much proof, only talks. And that's why it hasn’t been arrested yet. It just sits there in the port of Carrara (🇮🇹).
The yacht is owned by an anonymous offshore company from the Marshall Islands. No one has claimed it yet. So it’s actually the largest yacht in the world whose owner is unknown. Sounds like a job for us, right?
How do you prove that something belongs to Vladimir Putin, the most secretive and rich man on the planet? We've been investigating Putin’s corruption for over a decade. And there is one thing we know for sure. Putin never keeps assets under his own name.
So you need to look not at the ownership structure but rather at who manages and pays for it. That’s what we have done. Here is the crew list. A complete list of every employee onboard. From the captain to security deckhands.
One thing really stands out when you look at the list. It almost entirely consists of Russians. Russian passports are not the only thing they have in common. They also work for the FSO, The Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation.
FSO is a militarised state agency responsible for the security and wellbeing of Vladimir Putin personally. They provide physical protection, acting as bodyguards, security officers etc. However their mandate is much wider.
For instance, FSO officers are also responsible for all Putin’s official residences. They build them, they protect them, they deal with Putin’s personal needs, procurement of food/goods, general maintenance. They are literally running Putin's life.
Look at this old video shot in front of Putin’s palace in its early stage of construction. Someone tried to walk in and take pictures but was arrested. If you pause the video to see who's guarding the palace, you'll notice the FSO patch on the sleeve.
Now back to Scheherezade yacht. Let’s go through the crew list. Number 2 on the list is Chief Officer Sergei Grishin. We’ve run his phone number through a special app and discovered that it’s saved in other people’s contact lists as “Sergei G FSO”.
The situation is the same with the phone numbers of most people on the list. For instance, the number of Security Deckhand Vitaly Belenko is saved in others’ contact lists not only as “Vitaly FSO”, but also as “VVP”. I wonder what that stands for.
We don't just rely on phone data of course. Here is an extract from the leaked credit score database. Belenko applied for a loan and listed himself under 'military' category with FSO being his official employer.
Boatswain Anatoly Furtel and landing Hand Evgeny Shvedov have the same address of registration - it’s the building of one of the divisions of the FSO in Sochi. I won't bore you with any more cyrillic screenshots, you can read our full text here:navalny.com/p/6620/
With a very simple open source search we managed to identify at least ten FSO officers that are listed as personnel members of Scheherezade. They are Russian state employees, military personnel, and they regularly travel to Italy as a group to work on the mysterious yacht.
Oh, and we also spoke to one of Scheherezade crew members, who confirmed that it is Putin's yacht indeed. We were also sent some pictures from inside the yacht.
To sum up, a dozen of Vladimir Putin’s personal guards and servants are constantly maintaining one of the world’s largest yachts docked in an Italian port. We think that this is a solid enough proof that Scheherazade belongs to Putin himself and must be immediately seized.
For more information on Scheherazade and a tour of all of its six decks, watch our newest video with English subtitles.
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Смотрите, какую крутую штуку придумали наши юристы @ACF_int. Есть Европейский суд по правам человека (ЕСПЧ). В него можно обратиться, если тебя незаконно задержали на митинге. И через несколько лет получить компенсацию. Как правило это около 3-5 тысяч евро.
Тысячи людей такие компенсации получили. Только наши юристы выиграли около 400 дел, на общую сумму больше €2млн. Но теперь Россия эти деньги выплачивать отказывается. Это незаконно.
После начала войны Россию исключили из Совета Европы. Путин что-то промямлил про суверенитет и то, что решения исполняться не будут. Но на самом деле Россия обязана выплатить все компенсации по всем делам, которые ЕСПЧ уже рассмотрел или принял к рассмотрению.
1/15 Did you know that Putin's ex-wife owns two flats in Spain🇪🇸, and she is still welcome to use them?Did you know that Russia's deputy prime minister, responsible for fighting poverty, owns a Spanish golf resort and this €18m villa?
If you didn't, this thread is for you🧵🧵🧵
2/15 This is Lyudmila Putina, a 'lucky' woman who spent 30 years being married to Putin. Don't feel too sorry for her. She divorced Putin, got a new husband 20 years her junior, and enough cash to buy properties in Biarritz, Davos, and Malaga. None of them have been sanctioned.
3/15 Lyudmila has always had a special spot in her heart for Spain. She studied Spanish at university, had family vacations here in the 90s, and even the first official visit by Putin in 2000 was to Spain. So, of course, she got an apartment here, the first one in 2011.
На днях Патрушев выступил с очень странной речью о Путине, больше похожей на поминальную. Но это лишь один фрагмент его получасового выступления на шабаше под названием "Знание". Я посмотрела выступление Николая Платоновича полностью, чтобы этого не пришлось делать вам. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Жанр выступления Патрушева традиционный - объяснение того, как устроено всё в мире на примерно 4-м/5-м литре заседания дедов у гаража. Он на полном серьезе озвучивает мемы, обсуждает фейковые цитаты из патриотических пабликов, и очень много хулит Запад, который виноват во всём.
Речь Патрушева четко соответсвует жанру разговора о миропорядке за гаражами. Глаз от бумажки он не поднял, мне кажется, ни разу за все 35 минут. Обильно кашлял.
⚡️⚡️⚡️Putin's yacht has been launched into the water. The picture on the left shows the Scheherazade being stored in the dry dock at Marina di Carrara this summer. The picture on the right depicts the same dry dock, now empty.
After stern extension works have been completed (as if 140 meters weren't enough), the Scheherazade is now afloat. Some interior refurbishments have also been undertaken. Despite the fact that the yacht is under sanctions, someone paid millions of euros for this refit.
In our previous investigations, we have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Scheherazade belongs to Vladimir Putin. Back in 2022, the Italian government seemed to agree. Yet, the yacht is back in the water, ready to go at any moment. What has changed?
1/16 You've heard a million times that sanctions against Putin's regime don't work. That Putin isn't actually affected by them. That's right because he isn't.The same approach is tried over and over for almost 2 years, yielding no results. How about I suggest something different?
2/16 Something that might actually work. It's simple, it's quick, and it's going to hurt Putin. Let me explain. In March 2024, there will be a presidential 'election' in Russia. God knows why, but it is still very important for Putin to pretend he is democratically elected.
3/16 That's why every now and then we have these sham 'elections'. Everybody knows it's fake, but they still do it. And along the campaign trail, we see this. People I have circled are very famous Russian celebrities; they stand behind Putin and show their love and support.
1/13 Грядут 5-е "выборы" Путина. Никто, думаю, не станет спорить, что Путин черпает свою "легитимность" именно из выборов. Мог бы давно отменить. Но уж так получилось, что ему это кажется очень важным. Дедушке хочется вот таких картинок, статуса любимца и "национального лидера".
2/13 На этих фотографиях не случайные люди, а известные всей стране звёзды. Под каждые "выборы" их собирают несколько сотен и называют ДОВЕРЕННЫМИ ЛИЦАМИ. На них возложена важная роль - создавать иллюзию всенародной поддержки и "делиться" своим авторитетом с Путиным.
3/13 "Ну, если моему любимому актеру Машкову, нравится Путин, то явно он мужик хороший". "Я за Овечкина болею всю жизнь, а Овечкин в команде Путина, значит, и я в команде Путина" - вот искомая администрацией президента формула. Доверенное лицо как бы делится своей популярностью.