The assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin are attracting unhealthy attention from the press and a number of scandalous politicians

Putin's financial condition is $40 billion?

Many politicians, experts and journalists gave their assessments of the financial condition of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In January 2016, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America Adam Shubin said on the BBC that Washington was aware of Putin’s “corruption.” According to the politician, the Russian leader's fortune is allegedly estimated at $40 billion.

For some reason, many politicians are interested in the income statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin

The official representative of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, directly denied these accusations.

“The voicing of such accusations by a department such as the US Treasury, without concrete evidence, casts a shadow on this very department. We will not require evidence from the US Treasury Department. If they leave such an official statement without evidence, then this again casts a shadow on the reputation of this department,” he emphasized.

Putin's net worth according to Forbes

In 2017, controversial entrepreneur and head of the Hermitage Capital investment fund William Browder announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the richest man in the world, and his fortune is allegedly estimated at $200 billion.

William Browder considers Putin the richest man on the planet and accuses him of corruption

“This money is stored all over the world - in banks in America and all over the world,” the businessman argued.

Let us recall that in 2013, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow sentenced Browder in absentia to nine years in prison for tax evasion.

Putin's real condition - according to Putin

In 2016, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin earned about 8.86 million rubles. As stated in the declaration of the head of state, Putin owns a plot of land (1.5 thousand square meters), two apartments, as well as a garage and a garage space.

Putin's salary is about 750 thousand rubles

The president's vehicle fleet consists of a rare Volga, a Niva SUV and a Skif trailer. Putin's monthly salary is about 750 thousand rubles.

Putin's pension

According to preliminary calculations by experts, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will be able to count on a pension of about 530 thousand rubles per year after resigning.

Putin's cars

Putino's wealth is carefully documented

What does Putin own? The most notable are the following cars of the head of state:

• ZAZ-966. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin's first car was the Zaporozhets, which his parents won in the lottery.
• GAZ-21. In 2015, US President George W. Bush came to Russia. Vladimir Putin decided to surprise his guest by offering Bush a ride in a restored Volga.
• LADA 4×4. The most stylish car from Vladimir Putin's garage. We are talking about the Jungle SUV. In this car he gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a ride

Putin is not the poorest president in the world, nor is he the poorest.

Putin's palaces

Several objects can be called palaces of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The main residence of the head of state is Novo-Ogarevo. On the territory of the estate there are stables, greenhouses, a temple, a helicopter pad, a poultry house and much more.

The president's summer residence is the Bocharov Ruchey dacha in the Krasnodar Territory. As the guests who visited there noted, on the territory of the facility you can find two swimming pools, a helipad, a berth for a yacht, and a gazebo with barbecue facilities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Bocharov Ruchei residence

After Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, construction began on Bocharov Stream-2. The new complex is distinguished by its design and takes into account the needs of media representatives (press center, briefing room, room for business meetings).

What is Putin's salary? This question worries many

We should not forget that Vladimir Putin periodically receives distinguished guests at the Konstantinovsky Palace, which is located in Strelna. It was there that the so-called G20 (G20) summit took place in 2013. At the same time, tourists can easily go on an excursion to President Putin’s “castle.”

Putin's opponents consider him an oligarch

The head of state can also use the Long Beards - Valdai holiday home and other residences that are under the jurisdiction of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.

The income of Russian President Vladimir Putin for 2016 amounted to 8 million 858 thousand 432 rubles. This is the data of the declaration published on April 14 on the Kremlin website. This is 33 thousand rubles less than last year. The declaration of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, claims that he also lost money.

According to the declaration, the President of Russia owns a plot of land (with an area of ​​1,500 sq. m), an apartment (77 sq. m.) and a garage (18 sq. m.). The objects in use are another apartment (with an area of ​​155 sq. m.), as well as a garage space (18 sq. m.). All real estate, according to the document, is located in Russia.

Putin also declared three cars: two GAZ M21 and one Niva, as well as a Skif trailer.

These declaration points have not changed since last year. The only thing that has changed is total income. The document from 2016 indicated that it was 33 thousand rubles more, that is, it amounted to 8 million 891 thousand 777 rubles. Now the income is 8 million 858 thousand 432 rubles.

The Government of the Russian Federation also reported on its financial situation. According to the declaration published on his website, the country's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also lost income.

For reporting period Medvedev received 8 million 586 thousand 974 rubles and 69 kopecks. According to documents from the previous year, the prime minister's income was just over 8.767 million rubles. Thus, Medvedev lost 180 thousand in income.

The Prime Minister also declared an apartment (367.8 sq. m.) in ownership and a plot of land (4,700 sq. m.) in use, as well as two cars (GAZ-20 and GAZ-21) - without a trailer.

Let us note that phenomenal profitability, based on the results of the declaration campaign, was shown by the Minister of Affairs North Caucasus Lev Kuznetsov. Its income increased more than 10 times, from 47.8 million rubles according to the 2015 report to 528.1 million rubles for 2016.

The minister's fleet includes a Mercedes A 200, a BMW M5 and a Ferrari 599 GTB. Judging by the declaration, the minister did not sell any of his real estate in 2016. As in 2015, last year he owned ten plots of land in Russia, a plot of land, a residential building and four garages in France. Compared to last year's declaration, the minister parted ways with the planing boat Sealine T47. The latest declaration no longer contains information about this vehicle.

Another leader of the government income list is Minister without Portfolio Mikhail Abyzov, who is responsible for Open Government in the White House. Its annual revenue growth rate was more than 14%. They increased from 455.6 million rubles in 2015 to 520.9 million rubles in 2016. He still owns a Robinson 44 Clipper II helicopter, a Mercedes S500 4MATIC MAYBACH, a Mercedes AMG G63. He also kept three of his motorcycles.

In the circle of deputy prime ministers, the income status is multidirectional and volatile. The incomes of Igor Shuvalov, Arkady Dvorkovich and Olga Golodets fell in 2016 compared to 2015. Moreover, the fall in husbands' incomes was accompanied by a reduction in the incomes of their wives.

Thus, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov’s income for 2016 decreased by 19.9 million rubles from 97.2 million rubles in 2015 to 72.8 million rubles this year. His wife also stated in the declaration that her income had decreased from 92.5 million rubles in 2015 to 61.1 million rubles in 2016. The total drop in income of the Shuvalov family, according to official declarations, is estimated at 51.3 million rubles.

The income of Arkady Dvorkovich's family declined more severely. The family lost 125.9 million rubles over the year. The Deputy Prime Minister himself received 45 million rubles less in income in 2016 than in 2015. In 2016, its official income amounted to only 24.6 million rubles. (69.6 million in 2015). The reduction in income of Arkady Dvorkovich’s wife is estimated at 80.9 million rubles.

Income also decreased for Social Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets - by 7.6 million rubles to 15.6 million rubles in 2016.

Among those who showed negative growth was the family of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak. Together with his wife, the Deputy Prime Minister’s income decreased by 70.2 million rubles. In Dmitry Kozak’s declaration, his income for 2016 is indicated in the amount of 21.6 million rubles compared to 66.7 in 2015. His wife, instead of 29.7 million rubles in 2015, received only 4.6 million rubles in 2016.

Among deputy prime ministers, besides Yuri Trutnev, only Dmitry Rogozin and Alexander Khloponin’s income grew, but moderately. Dmitry Rogozin received in 2016 more than the previous year by 8.8 million rubles. Last year he reported income of 81.5 million rubles. And Alexander Khloponin’s income increased by 38.7 million rubles to 99.4 million rubles in 2016.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov earned 95.4 million rubles compared to 34.3 million rubles in 2015, while, as noted in the declaration, he acquired real estate “from funds received from the sale of previously acquired property, as well as from personal savings " We are talking about the purchase of a land plot with an area of ​​22,964 square meters. m, apartments with an area of ​​almost 254 sq. m and four garages - 14.9 sq. m. m, 15.4 sq. m, 16.1 sq. m and 16.6 sq. m respectively. The minister's collection of three cars (GAZ-69, VAZ-21011 and BMW X6 XDRIVE 30D) and two motorcycles (Harley-Davidson FLSTC 103 ANV and BMW K 1600GTL) remained unchanged.

New personalities also appeared on the list. Thus, Minister of Education Olga Vasilyeva earned 6.04 million rubles last year. She owns one plot of land with an area of ​​600 square meters. m, as well as an apartment of 54.7 sq. m ( equity participation) and a dacha (74.3 sq. m). Moreover, she owns car Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. Neither she nor her husband has any foreign real estate.

In turn, the new minister economic development Maxim Oreshkin earned 16.5 million rubles at the end of 2016. He owns only an apartment with an area of ​​58.7 square meters. m. Only his wife has a car (Land Rover Range Rover).

Also at the top of the list is Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy Yuri Trutnev. Its income increased from 153.8 million rubles in 2015 to 356.9 million rubles in 2016. Ownership of real estate has not changed - together with his wife, he still owns shares in a land plot with a total area of ​​3.7 thousand square meters. m.

In addition, the declaration records the shared ownership of two residential buildings: one - with a total area of ​​345.6 sq. m and another - 170.8 sq. m. The Deputy Prime Minister's car fleet consists of a BMW X6 M50D, Porshe Cayenne Turbo, Mercedes ML 350 4 Matic and Nissan Patrol. He also uses an ATV Polaris ATV and a Bombardier snowmobile.

Putin was in government service all the time, but during this time his relatives and friends became fabulously rich

An international journalistic investigation has shed light on the untold wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin, attributed to his inner circle, writes Novoye Vremya magazine.

The total value of the assets of daughters, sons-in-law, cousins ​​and friends has already reached $24 billion.

In the investigation, Putin and the intermediaries, on which journalists worked international center Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Russian Novaya Gazeta, published at the end of October, we're talking about that although the Russian leader’s accounts look very modest, the total capital of his close circle reaches $24 billion.

Relatives and friends

A few months after his marriage in February 2013 to the youngest daughter of the Russian President Katerina Tikhonova, 31-year-old Kirill Shamalov began negotiations to purchase shares of the large Russian petrochemical company SIBUR from an old friend of his new father-in-law Gennady Timchenko. Having received more than $1 billion in loan funds from the state-owned Gazprombank, where his older brother Yuri is a member of the board of directors, Shamalov Jr. successfully implemented the deal.

As a result, by 2015, analysts estimated the assets of Tikhonova and her husband at more than $5 billion.

48-year-old Mikhail Shelomov works as a leading specialist in transport company Sovcomflot, where he earns about $8.5 thousand a year. At the same time, over the past 13 years, the Accept company registered in his name has acquired assets worth about $600 million. Such arithmetic may seem strange if one fact is not added to the conditions of the problem: Mikhail - son of Lyubov Shelomova, cousin of President Putin.

According to OCCRP journalists, back in 2004, the Accept company acquired shares in Rossiya Bank, which in the West is commonly considered “the bank of Putin’s friends.” Since 2014, the financial institution itself and its owner, Putin’s comrade Yuri Kovalchuk, have come under American sanctions in connection with Russia’s invasion of Crimea.

Over time, Putin’s nephew expanded his stake in the bank by purchasing the Platinum company, associated with the brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, Putin’s longtime friends and one of the largest Russian government contractors. By 2016, the value of his stake reached $21 million, investigators calculated.

And at the end of 2016, Accept acquired half of the shares of the company, which intends to spend $190 million on the construction of a race track near St. Petersburg and favored by Putin ski resort Igora.

Despite such active and diverse investment activities, in a conversation with investigators Shelomov showed poor knowledge of the affairs of his assets. And after they asked if he was a figurehead hiding the name of the true owner, he interrupted the conversation.

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Another representative of the Russian President’s entourage and shareholder of Rossiya Bank, a cellist and godfather one of Putin's daughters Sergei Roldugin. According to the Panama Papers published in May 2016, he was the owner of several offshore companies to which Russian state banks and companies owned by oligarchs transferred funds. In total, $2 billion passed through Roldugin’s offshore accounts.

Another friend of Putin is Pyotr Kolbin, who once worked as a butcher, and today is among the top 200 richest businessmen in Russia by Forbes version, told the press that he is “not a businessman.” Although, according to the publication, in 2010-2011 he gained more than $500 million for the resale of shares of the oil trader Gunvor and the gas production company Yamal LNG. Both operations connect him with billionaire Gennady Timchenko, whom the press has called Putin's friend since 2004.

Having distributed the capital received from oligarchs and state-owned companies into the pockets of relatives and close friends, the Russian leader organized his own entourage into a structure that is somewhat reminiscent of the “family” of ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. Only the main roles in this scheme went not to relatives, but to long-time friends of the head of the Kremlin.

“His “family” is built not on blood ties, but on a network of colleagues, fellow countrymen and friends,” argues Ilya Ponomarev, a former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, who at one time was the only one who voted against the annexation of Crimea and left Russia in 2014 with a ban on the reverse entry.

How many assets does Putin actually control?

The scale of Putin’s assets may be several times, or even tens of times, greater than the $24 billion mentioned in the latest investigation.

Thus, according to the assessment of Russian political scientist and former Kremlin adviser Stanislav Belkovsky, Putin’s fortune in 2007 was about $40 billion, and in 2012 - already $70 billion.

The first figure coincided with the calculations of investigators from the British television channel BBC, which released in January 2016 documentary Putin's secret wealth. English television crews interviewed those who were previously in the close circle of the Russian President and concluded: the Russian leader used power to accumulate secret wealth in the amount of $40 billion.

Bill Browder, founder and head of the Hermitage Capital investment fund, one of the largest foreign investment funds in Russia in 1995-2006, took a more bold approach to assessing the president’s condition. After the arrest and mysterious death in pre-trial detention of the company's auditor, Sergei Magnitsky, the United States adopted a well-known sanctions law - the so-called Magnitsky Act.

“I believe that it [Putin’s fortune] is $200 billion<...>all this money is owned, stored in accounts in Swiss banks, in stocks, hedge funds managed by Putin and his cronies,” Browder said in February 2015 in an interview with the American television channel CNN.

It is not easy to determine Putin’s real condition, experts admit. After all, it is divided between a whole network of companies and holdings, many real estate properties and accounts of close associates.

Precisely because of the impossibility of proving the ownership of assets, the authoritative American publication Forbes has not yet included Putin’s name in its ranking of billionaires, where the first line has been occupied by the founder of the computer giant for many years in a row. Microsoft Bill Gates, with a current net worth of nearly $90 billion.

At the same time, some observers note: in the matter of Putin’s wealth, the exact figure is not as important as the origin of the funds. “Putin was in government service all the time, and even if he has a capital of $1 million, it still means that he participated in corrupt activities,” Ponomarev believes.

According to critics, the Russian prime minister can be called one of richest people Europe. Officially, however, Vladimir Putin earns a modest six-figure sum and owns only a couple of apartments. The Al Jazeera English channel conducted an investigation, which resulted in the filming of the documentary “In Search of Putin’s Money.”

According to official data, the newly elected Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be called financially successful: a modest six-figure salary, a couple of real estate properties and several cars. However, critics of the Putin regime claim that the Russian prime minister is one of the richest world leaders, keeping a multibillion-dollar fortune secret. Trying to understand the issue, the Al Jazeera English channel conducted a journalistic investigation, which resulted in the filming of the documentary “In Search of Putin’s Money.”

After 12 years in power, Vladimir Putin secured another 6 years of presidency. His voters believe he is the most suitable leader for Russia, putting the country back on track after the chaos of the Yeltsin era. But Putin also has opponents, for whom he is associated with everything bad that is in Russia.

« Power must be replaceable. It's elementary. It shouldn't be inherited“says a woman who came out to an anti-Putin protest. For many Russians who attended the rally, Putin is inseparable from corruption in power. In the West, for some time there were unconfirmed rumors about his fabulous wealth, the TV channel reports.

« I suspect that Mr. Putin is the richest man in Europe, says Luke Harding, a journalist for The Guardian. - Possibly throughout the entire planet».

This is somewhat different from the official information on the head of government's income provided by the Kremlin last year. As prime minister, Putin received an annual salary of $140,000 and owns two apartments, three cars and a trailer. However, even a superficial glance at one of the most influential politicians in the world reveals his habit of a more luxurious lifestyle.

For example, a Patek Philippe watch for 70 thousand dollars or a Breguet watch for 15 thousand dollars. In general, judging by the photographs, the watches in Vladimir Putin’s collection cost a total of 160 thousand dollars. How can the cost of his watch exceed his annual salary, Al Jazeera asks rhetorically.

The author of the book “Londongrad” Mark Hollingsworth said in an interview with the TV channel that this is a demonstration of wealth and arrogance. " He wears this watch so people can see that he has hidden wealth.", says the publicist. When asked by the TV channel whether the Kremlin considers this watch to be Vladimir Putin’s personal property or state property, journalists did not receive an answer.

It seems that Putin's position obliges him to have certain luxury goods, reports Al Jazeera. For example, this yacht is worth, according to rough estimates, about 50 million dollars. It costs $4 million a year to maintain the 50-meter beauty.

« All this shows his intention to live in luxury, almost like an oligarch", says Mark Hollingsworth.

According to diplomatic cables published on the WikiLeaks website, Russia under Putin has turned into a “virtual mafia state.” Also in these telegrams, leaked to the site, one can find an accusation against Putin of accumulating “illegal income” during his years in power. According to various sources, this wealth is hidden abroad.

Al Jazeera English journalists went to St. Petersburg to trace where all these rumors about Putin's wealth came from. But first they went to the Pskov region, to Marina Salya, a former people's deputy, who devoted an entire investigation to the activities of Vladimir Putin in the authorities of St. Petersburg. Salye said that, according to her information, Vladimir Putin was behind a multimillion-dollar barter deal, under the terms of which raw materials were exported abroad in exchange for food. The food products never arrived in St. Petersburg, and Salye kept all the documents.

« The materials went abroad, but no products were received in return. This is where Putin’s guilt is absolutely proven. One hundred percent! And the city in 1992, when there was no food at all, was left without everything. This has been proven 100%, Salye told Al Jazeera. - In addition, we found out that Putin and his committee are concluding barter contracts for the supply of food to the city. He issued licenses and materials: timber, metal, cotton, fuel oil, oil. They all went abroad».

Putin himself denies that he signed these documents. No one will know what really happened: Salye died a week after this interview, Al Jazeera reports.

In St. Petersburg, Al Jazeera managed to find out more. Former investigator for particularly important cases Andrei Zykov told the TV channel about how he handled the case of the Twentieth Trust construction corporation. According to the investigator, budget funds were transferred to the accounts of this corporation in huge quantities.

« Corporations should not give new budget funds if she hasn't paid off her debts. But they gave and gave and gave to her. In return, she paid bribes to officials from the St. Petersburg mayor's office. We researched and came to the conclusion that the Twentieth Trust corporation built a house for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on Lake Komsomolskoye and built a cottage for him in Spain"- said Andrey Zykov. The investigation was closed due to lack of evidence. The Kremlin never responded to requests for comment on Zykov's allegations.

For many Muscovites, Putin's reign has become associated with prosperity and prosperity, but it was in the capital that Al Jazeera English journalists heard the most serious accusations against him.

One of the country's most respected political scientists, Stanislav Belkovsky, said that the Russian prime minister is unimaginably rich: “ In 2007, the figure of 40 billion dollars was mentioned, but now this figure may increase to 60-70 billion dollars».

According to Belkovsky, Putin made this fortune by secretly owning shares in three major oil companies: 4.5% of Gazprom, 37% of Surgutneftegaz and 75% of Gunvor. Belkovsky claims that he took this information from confidential sources close to the presidential circle. The companies themselves deny any involvement with Vladimir Putin.

« I think that Putin and his inner circle sincerely believe that money decides everything in this world, and without money you won’t be able to protect yourself - physically and political sense. Money is the deity of the Russian elite"- says political scientist Belkovsky.

Among all these contradictory statements and rumors, there is one indisputable fact: during his time in power, his inner circle became very rich. According to Forbes, among Putin's friends are Arkady Rotenberg, whose fortune is estimated at approximately $1 billion, Yuri Kovalchuk, co-owner of Rossiya Bank ($1.5 billion), co-owner of the oil trader Gunvor Gennady Timchenko ($9 billion), Nikolai Shamalov, co-owner of Rossiya Bank (half a billion dollars).

The channel’s journalists tried to contact all the people named, but received a response only from Timchenko’s lawyers: “ Any suggestion that our client is a “close friend” of Mr. Putin is incorrect. He owes his success to many years of hard work».

Also, the attention of Al Jazeera journalists was attracted by a palace built on the Black Sea coast. Businessman Sergei Kolesnikov, who had business with Nikolai Shamalov in the past and is now living in exile, told the TV channel about the intricate financial scheme and said the following: “ We didn’t think that all this money would be spent on building a palace... At first it was planned that it would be a small building of 2000 square meters, on the shore. Then, after 2006, plans changed, and from this “small building” a huge palace complex grew. Every year - two or three times a year - I prepared a report on the investments made in the Russian economy, and handed them over to Shamalov or Gorelov at those moments when they directly went to Putin to receive instructions and so on." According to official data, however, this palace is in no way connected with the Kremlin or Mr. Putin.

Residents of a village located next to the palace told the TV channel that Putin visited this place. " Of course I saw it. What's so scary about this? He walked around the city, strolled along the embankment. He is a person like everyone else", one of the residents said. Testimonies from residents, Kolesnikov's statements, documents, as well as the strictest security of this place - all this indicates that this property is connected with Putin, Al Jazeera English journalists say. But the exact status of the palace remains a mystery.

« Like all the statements we've explored in this film, any question about Putin's state of affairs raises even more questions... Russia remains a global power playing important role on the international stage, so the mystery surrounding this man is important to us all"- says TV channel journalist Sarah Spiller.

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Well, this whole story, as well as the transfer of the capital of the largest timber processor to the jurisdiction of the United States and the specificity in the choice of partners, largely explain the close friendship of the Russian President with Washington and his diligence in eating hamburgers with the President Obama.

The main thing in this matter is not to choke.