Trump's son and his wife confirmed reports that Umar Kremlev paid for parts of the festivities. Kremlev was awarded the "Order of Friendship" by Putin earlier this year.
Deutsche Welle14 Sept
An Instagram post from the couple said two nights of their wedding festivities in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev.
BBC14 Sept
Donald Trump Jr.'s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Bettina Trump, who married the US president’s son in May, said the lavish celebration was a gift from a dear friend. “Friendship doesn’t require a political motive,” she said.
The Sydney Morning Herald•Michael Koziol14 Sept
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War on the Rocks•Nicole Wiley14 Sept
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 A top Democrat has demanded answers after it was reported that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas earlier this year. Trump Jr, the US president’s eldest child, married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in a lavish three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands in May, which according to ProPublica was partially bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a member of the Russian president’s circle. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Lucy Campbell14 Sept
Putin's warning may deter European troop deployment, impacting strategic decisions and potentially altering military and diplomatic dynamics.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez14 Sept
Donald Trump Jr and his wife have said a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin paid for two nights of their wedding celebrations as an "extraordinarily generous gift".
Sky News14 Sept
A strike just six kilometres from Poland’s border has jolted Warsaw and Kyiv into openly debating whether Nato should start flexing its own muscles along the frontier to force Vladimir Putin to pull troops away from Ukraine.
The Russian leader lashed out at the West and said Russia posed no threat to Europe.
Kremlin-connected International Boxing Association chief Umar Kremlev funneled money into renting a private island
Donald Trump Jr. apparently had one helluva wedding hookup ... because a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin reportedly bankrolled the lavish affair. According to ProPublica, Russian businessman Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of…
TMZ•TMZ Staff14 Sept
Putin has paraded a medieval saint’s severed hand before frontline troops, as Russian forces grind forward around Orikhiv and drones openly hunt Kherson civilians.
Johnson and other signatories had a close call on Ukraine’s border with Poland - it’s all part of Putin’s plan even if it was a fluke, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Johnson says Ukrainians are enduring such 'random and senseless attacks' every day
A Russian drone hit the train behind the one the former prime minister was travelling on
The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
BBC13 Sept
No casualties reported as Ukraine’s foreign minister says ‘Putin’s terror knocking directly on doors of EU and Nato’ A passenger train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was hit by a Russian drone two kilometres from the Polish border, in an attack that Ukraine’s foreign minister described as “Putin’s terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato”. At least six people were killed and more than 40 injured in overnight attacks across Ukraine, which involved more than 450 drones and missiles launched by Russia. Ukraine’s air force said that it intercepted 405 drones and four missiles. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Amy Hawkins in Kyiv13 Sept
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during an interview on Saturday that he was willing to travel to the G20 summit in Miami to meet on the sidelines with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Euronews13 Sept
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the attack by stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are “knocking directly on the doors of the EU and NATO.”