Ok, guys, we have a problem. Putin’s secret $700m yacht is about to escape the sanctions by simply taking off from Italy. It’s a matter of days now. The Italian authorities are doing nothing to stop it. So we should.
The Scheherezade superyacht was floated out this Tuesday. After some final checks, it will be ready to sail away to Turkey, Maldives or wherever the Russian oligarchs are now hiding their yachts from being arrested.
The New York Times writes that the Italian authorities have not completed their investigation into the ownership of this yacht, so they cannot arrest it. Despite the overwhelming evidence that the yacht belongs to Putin. nytimes.com/2022/05/04/wor…
I am particularly concerned about this. The Italian authorities told @FinancialTimes that they were in touch with us, the Anti-Corruption Foundation. But they weren’t. We haven’t received a single email or phone call from them. They haven’t requested any evidence from us.
We filed a formal complaint on this matter on 23 March 2022. Have we received any response? Nope. Nothing. Niente. It seems to me that they are really unwilling to act.
There is not much to investigate here. The U.S. authorities believe that this yacht is Putin’s. The crew members say it’s Putin’s. We have established that the Scheherezade crew is almost fully composed of Putin’s personal staff.
By “staff” I mean military personnel from the Federal Protective Service, whose only job is to manage presidential protocol. Their job is to follow Putin everywhere. So they went to Italy.
And you know what the Italians claim? That the yacht belongs to oligarch Eduard Khudainatov. I mean yeah, sure. A dozen of state employees working at the Federal Protective Service simply decided to take care of some oligarch as well. WHY NOT.
The yacht crew (different sources spoke to us and the NYT independently), must have confused this gentleman with Mr. Putin. It’s so hard to tell them apart, after all.
You know what this reminds me of? This recent @WSJ article about the U.S. authorities not imposing sanctions on Putin’s mistress Alina Kabaeva because it’s ‘too confrontational’. wsj.com/articles/u-s-w…
What a brilliant logic, right? They don't want to upset Putin to avoid escalation. But what more could Putin do? Bomb and eradicate a country in the middle of Europe? Start a genocide? Mass rapes? Threaten to nuke the whole world? He is already doing that, hello!
Here is a simple solution to prevent Putin’s precious Scheherezade from sailing away this week. Italy must sanction Khudainatov (or whoever is the yacht’s owner on paper) right now. Today. So the yacht stays in the EU instead of sailing away to some exotic islands.
We have proved beyond reasonable doubt that this yacht belongs to Putin. It’s $700 million (maybe more) ready to be arrested and seized. And I am asking the Italian financial police not to embarrass itself any further and just do it.
If you’re in Italy right now, feel free to pay a visit to the Scheherezade. It’s right there at the dock and apparently it doesn’t have an owner. Exact coordinates attached for your convenience. Hurry up, it might be gone tomorrow. goo.gl/maps/2gYgwzjGT…
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Do you know many people who publicly support Putin, who continue to praise and love him even now? Who stay loyal to Putin even after the massacres in Bucha and Irpin, after mass civilian killings and rapes? It's incomprehensible, right?
It seems like only the most bloodthirsty monsters would do that. Or those brainwashed into oblivion. Turns out, not really. You can be the world's most beloved classical musician, a talented and cultured man, and still stand by Putin’s side. It’s just a matter of money.
Today I will tell you the story of the star Russian maestro Valery Gergiev. The celebrity conductor who headed the London Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and many others. He was once the most wanted guest at La Scala, The Met Opera, Grand Opera, everywhere.
I have a treat for my English speaking subscribers. Here is a translated piece from today's prime time show on one of the Russian state-owned TV channels. Yes, it is THAT fucked up.
There is Lavrov's quote in English there, translated as 'Zelensky smokes, or snorts, or injects himself with so much stuff that this is impossible to comment on'. I found the original quote. Lavrov actually said: "He says many things. Depends on what he drinks or what he smokes."
So the Russian propaganda falsifies the words of its own propaganda speakers when they speak not harshly enough about Zelensky. Drinking and smoking wasn't enough. So they decided to top it up with snorting and injecting drugs to make it more impressive.
Как известно, чтобы георгиевская лента проецировала нужный уровень патриотизма и вдохновляла россиян на войну, необходимо нацепить ее на платье из новой коллекции Alessandra Rich за 140 000 рублей. Иначе не сработает!
На фестивале "Алина" была и Ирина Винер-Усманова. Искать ее наряд в магазинах не вижу смысла, это явно работа на заказ. Несколько килограмм страз сделаны, скорее всего, из слезинок Алишера Усманова, вспоминающего свою арестованную яхту Дильбар.
Это скриншоты из сюжета Первого канала о фестивале гимнастики "Алина". Диктор между делом упомянул, что “на международных турнирах наших спортсменок не ждут”. Но почему так вышло, и как это связано с путинскими свастонами за спиной хозяйки вечера, не сказано.
У этого Столяренко дома (ну, плюс-минус), сидит его тесть, Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу, который в ежедневном режиме убивает тысячи мирных людей в Украине. Армия которого, насилует и сжигает женщин. А у этого придурка "СУПЕР СТАС!!! ТОЛСТЯК ПРОТИВ ДРИЩА!".
Лучше бы ты, придурок, просроченным пайком питался в окопе.
Месяц война идет, одноклеточный зять Шойгу решает снять видос о том, как он выжил три дня только на кока-коле. (своевременно зато, потом с кока-колой будет несколько сложнее).
There is an elephant in the negotiation room. Its name is Roman Abramovich. Allow me to give you some context on who this guy actually is and how his participation in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks should be viewed.
It seems like we are dealing with a case of mass hypnosis or general memory loss. People are genuinely wondering: is Abramovich a good guy now? Is he a superhero who’s going to save us all?
There is nothing tricky about the Abramovich situation. There is nothing to discuss or wonder about. I encourage you all to use a simple and straightforward rule. If Putin likes something - it’s shit. You don’t want it, you should stay away. And Putin likes Abramovich.
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.