Doubts about the connection between one of the largest yachts in the world and Vladimir Putin were raised on the page of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny. It is called “Scheherazade”, its cost is 75 billion rubles (about 645 million euros), and it is moored in the Italian port of Marina di Carrara, in Tuscany, and no one officially knows to whom it belongs.
Much is written on social media about Scheherazade, a German-origin yacht with two helipads, swimming pool, spa complex, beauty salon, huge living rooms and royal cabins. with the capture of Yachts of many Russian millionairesAnger is growing among the yacht’s users, and an investigation is underway in an attempt to prove that the owner of the yacht is, in fact, Vladimir Putin, and is demanding its immediate confiscation.
This will be the third largest yacht in the world, with a length of 140 meters.
Maria Bevshikh, Russian investigative journalist and head of the investigative unit of the Anti-Corruption Union (FBK), created by Navalny, has kept his Twitter followers updated by searching for the true identity of Scheherazade’s owner, and posting what he discovers. Maria wrote that “the yacht is owned by an unknown company from the Marshall Islands Offshore. No one has claimed it yet. Therefore, in fact, it is the largest yacht in the world and its owner is unknown.”
Take a look at this amazing yacht called Scheherezade. It’s been talked about for a while, and the rumor is that it’s about Vladimir Putin. But there is not a lot of evidence, only conversations, that’s why “he hasn’t been caught yet. He’s only there in Carrara port (). pic.twitter.com/1vnYDREc0Z
– Maria Pevchikh (@pevchikh) March 21, 2022
The journalist, who says she has investigated Putin for decades, notes that “one thing we know for sure. Putin never keeps assets in his name.” Maria ensures that she was able to speak with a member of the crew, who assured her that the owner was in fact Vladimir Putin.
Staff associated with the Russian Federal Security Service
The navalny . team He claims to have arrived on documents Across the Italian port where the yacht is moored. Of the 23 “key” crew members, at least half will be linked to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
“And it is impossible not to notice: all the permanent employees of the yacht, except for the captain, are Russian. But there is one more thing that almost all the main people on this list have in common. They work for the FSB, the Federal Security Service, an agency that protects Putin and organizes his life,” he reveals. Russian opposition team that This Tuesday, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Putin owns a yacht “Grisfall” worth 10 billion rubles (87 million euros). The owner of the yacht is now Gennady Timchenko, Putin’s friend, according to Navalny’s page.