Russian Businessman Close to Putin Spent Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars on Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebration

Kathmandu. It has been confirmed that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev covered some expenses for the wedding celebration of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, and his wife Vanessa. Kremlev funded the two-night hospitality and other costs of the wedding held on a private island in the Bahamas. Following the revelation, questions about foreign influence on the Trump family have arisen in American media.

Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa’s wedding took place in May. Through Instagram, they disclosed that Umar Kremlev paid for the two-night hospitality at a private island in the Bahamas where the ceremony was held. Umar Kremlev is the president of the International Boxing Association. In their statement, Trump Jr. and Vanessa referred to Kremlev as a close friend. They expressed gratitude, describing the hospitality as a wedding gift from a friend.

The two-day festivities after the wedding were held on a different island, where the rent for one night was approximately $100,000. Many other event-related expenses were also covered by Kremlev. According to an investigation by ProPublica, Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wedding. After the disclosure, American media raised questions regarding foreign influence on the Trump family. The information about these expenses was first published in a ProPublica report. Various American ethics regulatory organizations have expressed concern and criticized the matter, expressing dissatisfaction that the president’s son accepted such an expensive gift from an individual closely connected to President Vladimir Putin.