Putin purchased an apartment in Israel through Abramovich offshore accounts - Washington Post

In particular, it became known that Abramovich's offshore account Putin paid an apartment in Tel Aviv for his teacher. About it reports Washington Post. According to the newspaper, during the visit to Israel in 2005, Putin met with one of his teachers by Mina Juditskaya-Berleen. After the meeting, the Russian leader covered her with gifts and, she said, agreed to buy her apartments for $ 208,000.

But the teacher received money to buy the apartment not from Putin, but because of the secret offshore account of Roman Abramovich. "The transaction itself is not noticeable, it dates back almost 18 years ago, and applies to such a small amount that it could barely be registered as a rounding error in multi -billive offshore books of Russian oligarchs.

But this purchase is important because it puts Abramovich in The Center for the Agreement, which has obvious personal importance for Putin, giving a deep view of the Russian patronage system and hidden wealth, the mechanisms of which are usually unknown, "Washington Post writes. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not answer directly to the journalists about the role of Putin in the real estate agreement and about the Russian oligarch Abramovich's Russian oligarch.

Instead, he advised to ask questions to the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia, stating that "any charity work in Israel would be done by them. " Abramovich's press secretary recognized a gift, but said that he was made not at Putin's instruction, but "after the request received from the Jewish community. " Earlier, Abramovich denied any financial connection with Putin for decades, even sued with individual media.

"The history of the Israeli apartment perfectly demonstrates how unwritten arrangements, winking and nods are at the heart of the Putin era system. Such magnates as Roman Abramovich do not need to have strong weapons to take care of small things at Putin's instruction. They are expected, and they are happy to play, "said Andrew Weiss, an expert from Russia at the Carnegie Foundation for the International Peace.

The defeat of Russia in a full -scale war with Ukraine will lead to the "liquidation" of Putin and his regime, according to the former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Osovtsov. The continuation of battles in eastern Ukraine says that this moment may be close. According to Exprofessor MDIMV Valery Solovyi, Putin acts "under the speeds" during public speaking. According to Nightingale, the 70-year-old Kremlin head accepts very strong stimulants before going on stage.