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Vladimir Putin: Russian palace in Navalny video not mine
Residence at Cape Idokopas is located on the Black Sea coast in Krai, Russia. The gorgeous, massive structure looks like a palace but it is not clear who built, owns, or lives in it. It has been speculated that the palace and the surrounding space are a dacha that was built by oligarchs for the personal use of President Putin. There are heliports and secretive structures on the property. Also, the surrounding land of 70sq km is owned by Russia's Federal Security Service. If it is not a state-owned guest house or museum of some kind, it is hard to believe that the palace-like compound is just a private dacha or corporate property. Recently, a video, which shows the palace and claims it is for Putin, went viral on Russian social media, which Mr. Putin denied any link or ownership of the property. But who else in Russia has such money or influence to build a palace? Unfortunately, the leader of the group that released the video has been detained since he returned from Berlin where he was hospitalized after he was poisoned with a nerve agent during his travel back to Moscow last August. He is Alexi Navalny, one of the harshest critics of the president and his oligarchs.
Enjoy reading the article about this mysterious palace on the coast of the Black Sea.
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