Putin tells officials not to use Western products
Reported assets of 1 billion won… A series of revelations about ownership of villas, yachts, etc.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for trying to occupy Russia, he was actually spotted wearing an Italian luxury suit worth over 10 million won.
On the 15th (local time), the British Daily Mail reported a video of Putin filmed the day before at a forum in Moscow, Russia. In the video, Putin, who was lecturing attendees about the “evil” nature of NATO, raised his arms while joking.
At that moment, the inside label of the jacket Putin was wearing was caught on camera. The suit Putin wore was from the Italian luxury brand Brioni. The Daily Mail pointed out that “the price of Briony’s suit amounts to 7,000 pounds (approximately 11.7 million won),” and “this is compared to the average Russian pension of 38.49 pounds (approximately 60,000 won) per week.”
One Telegram channel commented, “Putin wears a luxury suit from Italy, a NATO member, and talks about NATO’s desire to occupy Russia, corruption in the West, and the importance of import substitution.”
Putin has always given instructions to officials not to use Western products. In one instance, he even had official vehicles replaced with domestic cars. However, his double side was revealed when he was photographed wearing an expensive foreign luxury suit.
Meanwhile, Putin, who is running for a fifth term in the presidential election in March, reported a 77㎡ (approximately 23 pyeong) apartment in St. Petersburg and income of approximately 1 billion won over 6 years as assets to the Russian Central Election Commission (NEC) last month. .
However, suspicions have consistently been raised that Putin is hiding a large amount of property, including luxury villas and yachts. The British BBC reported, “There are rumors that Putin’s wealth actually amounts to $125 billion (about 166 trillion won), and that it is hidden in the accounts of his friends or in paper companies.”
On the 30th of last month (local time), the British-based investigative media outlet Dossier Center, which has been tracking corruption among high-ranking Russian officials, also released a video taken with a drone, saying, “Putin has a hidden luxury villa.” It was also made public. At the time, the villa site shown in the video was about 4㎢, which was about 1.4 times the area of Yeouido (2.9㎢).
Many netizens who watched the video criticized Putin’s hypocrisy. One netizen left a comment saying, “Russian soldiers are paid $50 (about 60,000 won) a month and are fighting in ditches without proper equipment.” Another netizen reacted cynically, saying, “Politicians around the world are all the same.”
Source: Donga
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